Tachys pulchellus LaFerte-Senectere , 1841

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 450

Tachys pulchellus LaFerte-Senectere, 1841

Tachys pulchellus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841a: 45. Type locality: Texas (inferred from title of the paper). Lectotype, designated by Erwin (1974a: 149), in MHNP.

Tachys pugnax Casey, 1918: 207. Type locality: "Galveston [Galveston County], Texas" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1974a: 149), in USNM [# 46959]. Synonymy established by Erwin (1974a: 149).

Tachys subtropicus Casey, 1918: 208. Type locality: "Brownsville [Cameron County], Texas" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1974a: 149), in USNM [# 46960]. Synonymy established by Erwin (1974a: 149).

Distribution.

This species is known from southeastern Georgia (Glynn County, CMNH) and the Florida Peninsula (Monroe and Pinellas Counties, CMNH; Hayward 1900: 221, as Tachys occultator Casey sensu Hayward) west to southeastern New Mexico (Chaves County, CNC). The records from the District of Columbia (Ulke 1902: 6), Missouri (Summers 1873: 147), and “Yucatan” (Chaudoir 1868: 212) need confirmation.

Records.

USA: AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NM, TX [DC, MO]