Dromius fenestratus (Fabricius, 1794)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 805

Dromius fenestratus (Fabricius, 1794)

Carabus fenestratus Fabricius, 1794a: 443 [primary homonym of Carabus fenestratus Müller, 1776]. Type locality: «Germania» (original citation). One syntype, without head and pronotum, in ZMUC (Zimsen 1964: 59). Note. Fabricius’ name should be permanently invalid because it is a primary homonym. However, Carabus fenestratus Müller has never been interpreted since its original description to my knowledge and the name is a nomen dubium.

Distribution.

This European species is adventive in North America where it is known only from three specimens collected in Newfoundland (Larson 1998: 126) and Nova Scotia (Majka and Klimaszewski 2004: 9; Halifax County, UASM). The first inventoried specimen collected on this continent was found in 1952 in Armdale, near Halifax, Nova Scotia (UASM).

Records.

CAN: NF, NS - Adventive