Pterostichus mutus (Say, 1823)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 509

Pterostichus mutus (Say, 1823)

Feronia muta Say, 1823a: 44. Type locality: "Black M[oun]t[ain]s, N[o]rth C[arolina]" (neotype label). Neotype (♂), designated by Lindroth and Freitag (1969: 343), in MCZ [# 33039].

Omaseus politus T.W. Harris, 1828c: 123. Type locality: "N[ew] Y[ork]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♂), designated by Bousquet (1999: 110), in MCZ [# 34571]. Synonymy established, under the name Pterostichus morosus (Dejean), by Harris (1833: 567), confirmed by Bousquet (1999: 110).

Feronia morosa Dejean, 1828: 282. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation). Syntype(s) probably in MHNP. Synonymy established by LeConte (1853a: 242).

Feronia carbonaria Dejean, 1828: 283. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) probably in MHNP. Synonymy established by LeConte (1846b: 335).

Omaseus picicornis Kirby, 1837: 33. Type locality: northern parts of British America (inferred from title of the book). Lectotype (♂), designated by Bousquet (1999: 110), in BMNH. Synonymy established by LeConte (1846b: 335), confirmed by Bousquet (1999: 110).

Pterostichus stenopus Hausen, 1891a: 253. Type locality: "S[ain]t[e] Rose [= present day Laval], P[rovince of] Q[uebec]" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) location unknown. Synonymy established by Horn (1892c: 41).

Pterostichus pulvinatus Hausen, 1891b: 159. Type locality: "nord du Vermont" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] location unknown. Synonymy established by Horn (1892c: 41).

Dysidius egens Casey, 1924: 74. Type locality: "New Jersey" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 124), in USNM [# 47071]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1954b: 132).

Distribution.

This species ranges from western Newfoundland (Lindroth 1955a: 92) to “Montana” (Lindroth 1966: 490), south to northeastern New Mexico (San Miguel County, CNC), northeastern Kansas (Popenoe 1877: 23), and northeastern Georgia (Leng 1910: 73; Fattig 1949: 27); isolated in southwestern British Columbia, including Vancouver Island (Lindroth 1966: 490). The record from “Idaho” (Bousquet and Larochelle 1993: 170) needs confirmation. Lindroth (1966: 490) postulated that the best explanation for the presence of this species in southwestern British Columbia is that it was accidentally introduced into the area.

Records.

CAN: BC (VCI), MB, NB, NF, NS (CBI), ON, PE, QC USA: CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV [ID]