Omophron americanum Dejean, 1831

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 269

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scientific name

Omophron americanum Dejean, 1831
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Omophron americanum Dejean, 1831

Omophron americanum Dejean, 1831: 583. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation), restricted to "Montreal area, Queb[ec]" by Lindroth (1961a: 12). One syntype in MHNP (Lindroth 1955a: 31).

Omophron saii Kirby, 1837: 65. Type locality: «Canada» (original citation). One syntype in BMNH (Lindroth 1953b: 177). Synonymy established by LeConte (1847: 447), confirmed by Lindroth (1953b: 177).

Omophron lacustre Casey, 1897: 301. Type locality: "Bayfield [Bayfield County, Wisconsin], Lake Superior" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 48086]. Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Omophron texanum Casey, 1897: 302. Type locality: "Austin [Travis County], Texas" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 48088]. Synonymy established, under the name Omophron lacustre Casey, by Bänninger (1921: 119).

Omophron fontinale Casey, 1913: 41. Type locality: "Jemez Springs [Sandoval County], New Mexico" (original citation). Two syntypes in USNM [# 48090]. Synonymy established, under the name Omophron texanum Casey, by Bänninger (1921: 118).

Omophron iridescens Casey, 1913: 41. Type locality: "Vicksburg [Warren County], Mississippi" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 48079]. Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Omophron lengi Casey, 1920: 135. Type locality: "South Carolina" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 48085]. Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Omophron illustre Casey, 1920: 136. Type locality: "Vineyard [Utah County], Utah" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 48094]. Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Homophron tanneri Chandler, 1941: 100. Type locality: "Moab, San Juan Co[unty], Utah" (original citation). Holotype (♀) in BYUC (Shawn M. Clark pers. comm. 2007). Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Homophron tanneri proximum Chandler, 1941: 102. Type locality: "Box Canyon near the junction of Calf Creek and the Escalante River in Garfield Co[unty], Utah" (original citation). Holotype in BYUC (Shawn M. Clark pers. comm. 2007). Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Distribution.

This species ranges from Newfoundland (Lindroth 1955a: 150) to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta (Lindroth 1961a: 12), south to northeastern Arizona, the state of Coahuila in Mexico (Benschoter and Cook 1956: 427), and the Florida Panhandle (Peck and Thomas 1998: 15). The record from "Vera Cruz" (Benschoter and Cook 1956: 428) needs confirmation.

Records.

CAN: AB, MB, NB, NF, NS (CBI), ON, PE, QC, SK USA: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY - Mexico

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Hexapoda

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Genus

Omophron

Loc

Omophron americanum Dejean, 1831

Bousquet, Yves 2012
2012
Loc

Homophron tanneri

Chandler 1941
1941
Loc

Omophron lengi

Casey 1920
1920
Loc

Omophron illustre

Casey 1920
1920
Loc

Omophron fontinale

Casey 1913
1913
Loc

Omophron iridescens

Casey 1913
1913
Loc

Omophron lacustre

Casey 1897
1897
Loc

Omophron texanum

Casey 1897
1897
Loc

Omophron lacustre

Casey 1897
1897
Loc

Omophron texanum

Casey 1897
1897
Loc

Omophron saii

Kirby 1837
1837
Loc

Omophron americanum

Dejean 1831
1831