Amara quenseli quenseli ( Schoenherr , 1806)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 597-599

Amara quenseli quenseli ( Schoenherr, 1806)

Carabus quenseli Schönherr, 1806: 201. Type locality: «Lapponia» (original citation), restricted to "Abisko, Torne Lappmark [Sweden]" by Lindroth (1968: 694). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1968: 694), in NRSS. Etymology. The specific name honors the Swedish naturalist Conrad Quensel [1767-1806] who worked as professor of natural history and conservator in Stockholm.

Harpalus despectus C.R. Sahlberg, 1827b: 245. Type locality: «Lapponia» (original citation). Lectotype, designated by Silfverberg (1987: 15), in ZMH. Synonymy established by Sahlberg (1875: 106).

Amara remotestriata Dejean, 1828: 473. Type locality: «île d’Ounalaschka, l’une des îles Aleutiennes [Alaska]" (original citation). Two syntypes in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 17). Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 128), confirmed by Lindroth (1954b: 135).

Amara monticola Dejean, 1831: 794. Type locality: "alpes de la Savoie [France]" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in MHNP. Synonymy established by Heer (1837: 56), confirmed by Schaum (1858: 542).

Celia remota Zimmermann, 1832: 27. Type locality: "Unalaschka [Aleutian Islands, Alaska]" (original citation). Syntype(s) probably lost. Synonymy established with the name Amara remotestriata Dejean by Zimmermann (1832: 27).

Celia microcephala Motschulsky, 1844: 191. Type locality: "Tourkinsk [= Turka on the east bank of Lake Baikal, Russia]" (original citation). Two syntypes in ZMMU (Keleinikova 1976: 205). Synonymy established by Hieke (1995a: 102).

Isopleurus terrestris LeConte, 1847: 358. Type locality: "Fort Laramie, flumanis Platte [Nebraska]" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 5687]. Synonymy established, under the name Amara remotestriata Dejean, by Horn (1892b: 40).

Celia indistincta Mannerheim, 1853: 137. Type locality: "insula Unalaschka [Aleutian Islands, Alaska]" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] probably in ZMMU (Lindroth 1968: 694). Synonymy established, under the name Amara remotestriata Dejean, by Horn (1892b: 40).

Celia relucens Mannerheim, 1853: 138. Type locality: "Kenai, Cast[ellum] Nicol[ajevsk] [= Fort Saint Nicholas, Alaska]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1968: 694), in ZMH. Synonymy established, under the name Amara remotestriata Dejean, by LeConte (1855: 354), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia purpurascens Motschulsky, 1859a: 152. Type locality: California (inferred from title of the paper). Lectotype (♂), designated by Hieke (1993: 138), in ZMMU. Synonymy established by Hieke (1993: 137).

Amara femoralis G.H. Horn, 1892b: 30 [primary homonym of Amara femoralis Dejean, 1831]. Type locality: "M[oun]t Lincoln and at Argentine Pass (11,000 to 13,000 feet) [Colorado]" (original citation). Four syntypes in MCZ [# 667]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia laxicollis Casey, 1918: 258. Type locality: "Sheepshead Bay, Long Island, New York" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 131), in USNM [# 47175]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia brumalis Casey, 1918: 259. Type locality: "Marquette [Marquette County], Michigan" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47178]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia defecta Casey, 1918: 260. Type locality: "Jemez Springs [Sandoval County], New Mexico" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47177]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia exposita Casey, 1918: 260. Type locality: "Columbia River Valley, Oregon" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47183]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 128), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia mimica Casey, 1918: 260. Type locality: "Boston Neck [Washington County], Rhode Island" (original citation). Lectotype [as holotype] (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47184]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia fontinalis Casey, 1918: 261. Type locality: "Jemez Springs [Sandoval County], New Mexico" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47185]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia eldorensis Casey, 1918: 261. Type locality: "Eldora [Boulder County], Colorado" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47180]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia docilis Casey, 1918: 262. Type locality: «Colorado» (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47180]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia brunnescens Casey, 1918: 262. Type locality: "probably Colorado" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 47189]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia definita Casey, 1918: 263. Type locality: "Yreka [Siskiyou County], California" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47187]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia obligata Casey, 1918: 263. Type locality: «Utah» (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47188]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia piperi Casey, 1924: 49. Type locality: "Grayling, near Bay City [Bay County], Michigan" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47174]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia explanatula Casey, 1924: 54. Type locality: "Similkameen R[iver], B[ritish] C[olumbia]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47176]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 128), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia tahomae Casey, 1924: 55. Type locality: "Wawawai [Whitman County], Washington" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47200]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 128), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia washoeana Casey, 1924: 55. Type locality: «Nevada» (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47181]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Celia cervicalis Casey, 1924: 56. Type locality: "N[orth]W[est] T[erritories], Can[ada]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 132), in USNM [# 47182]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Amara horni Csiki, 1929: 436. Replacement name for Amara femoralis Horn, 1892.

Amara uenoi Habu, 1972: 33. Type locality: "M[oun]t Rishiri (1600 m), Rishiri Is[land], Japan" (original citation). Holotype (♂) in NMNS. Synonymy established by Hieke (1999b: 189).

Distribution.

This Holarctic species is widely distributed in the Nearctic Region from Newfoundland (Lindroth 1955a: 103) to Alaska, including the Kodiak, Aleutian and Pribilof Islands (Lindroth 1968: 696), south to southern California (Fall 1901a: 45, as Amara remotestriata ), northern Arizona (Villa-Castillo and Wagner 2002: 246; Apache County, UASM), northern New Mexico (Fall and Cockerell 1907: 158, as Amara remotestriata and Amara femoralis ; Milford et al. 2000: 21; Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties, CMNH, UASM), Oklahoma (Hamilton 1894b: 353; Hatch and Ortenburger 1930: 8, as Amara remotestriata ), and southwestern North Carolina (Jackson County, USNM).

Records.

FRA: PM CAN: AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS (CBI), NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT USA: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY - Holarctic

Note.

The subspecies Amara quenseli silvicola Zimmermann is endemic to Europe (Hieke 2003a: 565).