Amara latior (Kirby, 1837)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 572

Amara latior (Kirby, 1837)

Curtonotus latior Kirby, 1837: 36. Type locality: northern parts of British America (inferred from title of the book), restricted to "Swift Current, Sask[atchewan]" by Lindroth (1968: 682). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in BMNH (Lindroth 1953b: 172).

Amara oregona LeConte, 1855: 349. Type locality: "Fort Vancouver, Oregon [Territory]" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in MCZ [# 7388]. Synonymy established by Horn (1875: 128), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 682). Note. Fort Vancouver was a massive British outpost on the north bank of the Columbia River, slightly upstream from the mouth of the Willamette River, in Washington.

Amara libera LeConte, 1855: 349. Type locality: "Lake Superior, Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 7387]. Synonymy established with doubt by LeConte (1859c: 33), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 682).

Bradytus laevistriatus Putzeys, 1866b: 262. Type locality: «Etats-Unis» (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1968: 682), in IRSN. Synonymy established by LeConte (1873b: 323), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 682).

Bradytus humphreysi Casey, 1918: 240. Type locality: "Humphreys Peak [Coconino County], Arizona" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 131), in USNM [# 47160]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 682).

Bradytus deceptus Casey, 1918: 241. Type locality: "New Mexico" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 131), in USNM [# 47161]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 682).

Bradytus relictus Casey, 1918: 242. Type locality: "Denver [Denver County], Colorado" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 131), in USNM [# 47164]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 682).

Distribution.

The range of this species extends from western Newfoundland (Lindroth 1955a: 102) to Vancouver Island (Lindroth 1968: 682), south to northwestern California (Humboldt County, USNM; Hayward 1908: 44), Arizona (Casey, 1918: 240, as Bradytus humphreysi ; Chen et al. 2006: 171; Coconino County, USNM), New Mexico (Fall and Cockerell 1907: 158; Casey, 1918: 241, as Bradytus deceptus ; Taos County, CMNH), “Texas” (Lindroth 1955a: 102), and northern Virginia (Page County, USNM).

Records.

CAN: AB, BC (VCI), MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK USA: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY