Amara tenax Casey, 1918

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 589-590

Amara tenax Casey, 1918

Amara tenax Casey, 1918: 302. Type locality: «Colorado» (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 136), in USNM [# 47300].

Amara inflaticollis Casey, 1924: 63. Type locality: "Aweme, Man[itoba]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 136), in USNM [# 47319]. Synonymy established by Hieke (2003b: 206).

Distribution.

This species is found from southern Manitoba (Casey 1924: 63, as Amara inflaticollis ) to southeastern British Columbia (Robson, CNC), north to the Great Slave Lake area in Northwest Territories (CNC), south to “Nevada” (Hieke 2003b: 207), western Colorado (Montrose County, MCZ), “Illinois” (Hieke 2003b: 207), and Massachusetts (Middlesex County, MCZ).

Records.

CAN: AB, BC, MB, NT, SK USA: CO, IA, IL, KS, MA, MI, MN, ND, NE, NV, NY, SD, UT, VT, WI, WY

Note.

This form was considered a synonym of Amara cupreolata Putzeys by Lindroth (1968: 733) but regarded as a valid species by Hieke (2003b: 206).