Calathus fuscipes (Goeze, 1777)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 724-725

Calathus fuscipes (Goeze, 1777)

Carabus fuscipes Goeze, 1777: 666. Type locality not stated; "n[ea]r Paris, France" selected by Lindroth (1966: 542). Syntype(s) possibly in MHNP. Note. This taxon was first described by Geoffroy (1762: 161) under the name " Bupreste noir a pattes brunes " as mentioned by Goeze (1777: 666). Goeze (1777: 666) reproduced Geoffroy’s original description in Latin and provided a scientific name. I consider that Goeze’s name was made available by a bibliographic reference to a description and as such the type series consists of Geoffroy’s specimens (ICZN 1999: Article 72.4.4).

Carabus cisteloides Panzer, 1793: no 12. Type locality: "Brunsvigiae [= Brunswick, Germany]" (original citation). Syntype(s) location unknown (possibly in ZMHB). Synonymy established by Schönherr (1806: 195).

Distribution.

This Palaearctic species is adventive in North America where it is known from southwestern British Columbia (Lindroth 1966: 543) to northwestern Oregon (Westcott et al. 2006: 7). The first inventoried specimen collected on this continent was found in the vicinity of Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1928 (Hatch 1949c: 151).

Records.

CAN: BC USA: OR, WA - Adventive