Poecilus lucublandus (Say, 1823)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 497-498

Poecilus lucublandus (Say, 1823)

Feronia lucublanda Say, 1823a: 55. Type locality: "Ithaca [Tompkins County], N[ew] Y[ork]" (neotype label). Neotype (♂), designated by Lindroth and Freitag (1969: 342), in MCZ [# 33036].

Feronia convexicollis Say, 1823a: 50. Type locality: «Devil’s Lake [Ramsey County], N[orth] Dak[ota]" (neotype label). Neotype (♂), designated by Lindroth and Freitag (1969: 342), in MCZ [# 33035]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 482). Note. "Missouri [Territory]" was the area originally cited by Say (1823a: 51).

Poecilus fraternus Say, 1824: 270. Type locality: "North-west Territory" (original citation). Syntype(s) lost. Synonymy established by LeConte (1853a: 255). Note. This name has been listed as a nomen dubium by Lindroth and Freitag (1969: 342).

Poecilus castanipes Kirby, 1837: 37. Type locality: northern parts of British America (inferred from title of the book). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in BMNH. Synonymy established by LeConte (1853a: 255), confirmed by Lindroth (1953b: 172).

Poecilus dilatatus LeConte, 1846b: 232. Type locality: "NovEboraci [= New York]" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Bousquet (1999: 63), in MCZ [# 5639]. Synonymy established by LeConte (1853a: 255), confirmed by Bousquet (1999: 63).

Pterostichus manhattanis Casey, 1884c: 72. Type locality: "Willets Point [Queens County], New York Harbor" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 47083]. Synonymy established by Horn (1885b: 108), confirmed by Lindroth (1966: 482).

Poecilus elucens Casey, 1924: 76. Type locality: "Edmonton, Alberta" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 123), in USNM [# 47084]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 482).

Poecilus planifer Casey, 1924: 76. Type locality: "Agassiz, British Columbia" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 124), in USNM [# 47088]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 116), confirmed by Lindroth (1966: 482).

Poecilus lucublandus acomanus Casey, 1924: 76. Type locality: "Jemez Springs [Sandoval County], New Mexico" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Bousquet (1999: 62), in USNM [# 47086]. New synonymy.

Poecilus lucublandus louisinus Casey, 1924: 76. Type locality: "S[ain]t Louis, Missouri" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 47082]. New synonymy.

Distribution.

This widely distributed species ranges from Cape Breton Island (Lindroth 1954c: 303) to Vancouver Island, north at least to Fort Smith in southern Northwest Territories (Lindroth 1966: 483), south to “Oregon” (Hatch 1953: 116), northern New Mexico (Fall and Cockerell 1907: 158), the Texas Panhandle (Michels et al. 2010: 743), southwestern Oklahoma (Kondratieff et al. 2005: 173), northern Georgia (Fattig 1949: 26), and central South Carolina (Ciegler 2000: 61).

Records.

CAN: AB, BC (VCI), MB, NB, NS (CBI), NT, ON, PE, QC, SK USA: CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

Note.

The lectotypes of Poecilus lucublandus acomanus Casey and Poecilus lucublandus louisinus Casey are conspecific with members of Poecilus lucublandus as defined by Lindroth (1966) and these names are here placed in synonymy. However, the species exhibits considerable structural variation within its range and it is possible, even likely, that more than one species are included within the actual concept of Poecilus lucublandus .