Chlaenius sparsus LeConte, 1863

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 613

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scientific name	Chlaenius sparsus LeConte, 1863
status

Treatment

Chlaenius sparsus LeConte, 1863c: 12. Type locality: "Cape San Lucas, Lower California [Baja California Sur]" (original citation). Four syntypes in MCZ [# 5857].

Distribution.

This species is known from the Baja California Peninsula and from southern Arizona south, through central and western Mexico, to Central America (Robert L. Davidson pers. comm. 2007).

Records.

USA: AZ - Mexico

Note.

Horn (1876d: 275) listed this name as a junior synonym of Chlaenius cursor Chevrolat, 1835 described from “Orixaba” in Veracruz. However, both names apply to distinct species (Robert L. Davidson pers. comm. 2007).