Elaphropus rapax (LeConte, 1852)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 442

Elaphropus rapax (LeConte, 1852)

Tachys rapax LeConte, 1852a: 192. Type locality: "ad fluminis Gilae ripas [Arizona]" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1974a: 134), in MCZ [# 5586].

Distribution.

This species is known from southeastern Washington (Walla Walla County, MCZ) and northern Idaho (Hatch 1953: 103) south to southern California (Fall 1901a: 43) and central Arizona (Griffith 1900: 565; Hayward 1900: 206; Casey 1918: 177), east along the south to western Texas (Casey 1918: 177; El Paso County, MCZ).

Records.

USA: AZ, CA, ID, NM, NV, OR, TX, WA

Note.

This form has been listed in synonymy with Elaphropus dolosus (LeConte) by Erwin (1974a: 134) but treated as a valid species by Hayward (1900: 205), Casey (1918: 177), and Lindroth (1966: 419). Upon examination of the type specimens of both taxa, I agree with the last-mentioned authors.