Chlaenius circumcinctus Say, 1830

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 617-618

Chlaenius circumcinctus Say, 1830

Chlaenius circumcinctus Say, 1830b: (3) [3]. Type locality: «L[ouisian]a» (neotype label), herein restricted to New Orleans, Orleans Parish (see Chaudoir, 1843b: 753, as Chlaenius virens ). Neotype (♂), designated by Lindroth and Freitag (1969: 351), in MCZ [# 32994]. Note. «Louisiana» was the area originally cited by Say (1830b: (3) [3]).

Chlaenius perplexus Dejean, 1831: 655. Type locality: «Sénégal» (original citation), which is incorrect. Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 25). Synonymy established by Horn (1876d: 276), confirmed by Lindroth (1955b: 25).

Chlaenius virens Chaudoir, 1843b: 753. Type locality: «Nouvelle-Orléans [Orleans Parish, Louisiana]" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MHNP. Synonymy established with doubt by LeConte (1847: 440), confirmed by Chaudoir (1856: 284).

Chlaenius poeyi Chevrolat, 1863: 194. Type locality: «Cuba» (original citation). Syntype(s) location unknown (possibly in UMO). Synonymy established, under the name Chlaenius perplexus Dejean, by Chaudoir (1876b: 237). Etymology. The specific name was proposed for the Cuban ichthyologist and entomologist Felipe Poey y Aloy [1799-1891]. Poey went to Paris and studied under Cuvier. In 1842 he was appointed professor and eventually director of the Zoological Museum in Havana.

Distribution.

This species ranges from southern Georgia (Fattig 1949: 43) and throughout Florida west along the Gulf Coast to southeastern Texas, north to north-central Oklahoma (Alfalfa County, CMNH) and central Arkansas (Pulaski County, Robert L. Davidson pers. comm. 2012), south at least to Veracruz along the Gulf Coast (Bell 1960: 146, as Chlaenius perplexus Dejean); also known from Cuba and Puerto Rico (Bell 1960: 146, as Chlaenius perplexus Dejean) and the Dominican Republic (CMNH).

Records.

USA: AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, OK, TX - Cuba, Dominica Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico

Note.

This species has been known for a long time under the name Chlaenius perplexus Dejean, 1831 but Say’s name has priority (see Bousquet 1993: 6).