Pterostichus amethystinus Mannerheim, 1843

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Pterostichus amethystinus Mannerheim, 1843

Pterostichus amethystinus Mannerheim, 1843: 201. Type locality: "insula Sitkha [= Baranof Island, Alaska]" (original citation). Syntype(s) location unknown (Lindroth 1966: 464).

Pterostichus amethystinus novellus Casey, 1913: 102. Type locality: Hydesville, Valley of Eel River, Humboldt County, California (lectotype label according to Lindroth 1975: 123). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 123), in USNM [# 46981]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1936: 701), confirmed by Lindroth (1966: 464).

Pterostichus amethystinus metlakatlae Casey, 1913: 102. Type locality: "Metlakatla, British Columbia" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 123), in USNM [# 46983]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1936: 701), confirmed by Lindroth (1966: 464).

Pterostichus jejunus Casey, 1913: 104. Type locality: "probably California" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 46986]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 464).

Hypherpes stoicus Casey, 1924: 68. Type locality: "Inverness [probably Inverness Passage], British Columbia" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 123), in USNM [# 46980]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1936: 701), confirmed by Lindroth (1966: 464).

Distribution.

This species is found along the Pacific Coast from the Yakutat Bay in southeastern Alaska (Lindroth 1966: 465) to Mendocino County in California (Van Dyke 1919b: 5).

Records.

CAN: BC (QCI, VCI) USA: AK, CA, OR, WA