Scaphinotus ventricosus (Dejean, 1831)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 169-170

Scaphinotus ventricosus (Dejean, 1831)

Cychrus ventricosus Dejean, 1831: 527. Type locality: «Californie» (original citation), herein restricted to San Francisco, San Francisco County (see Eschscholtz 1833: 21). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 11).

Cychrus lativentris Motschulsky, 1850b: 358. Type locality not stated. Syntype(s) lost (Roeschke 1907a: 184). Synonymy established by Gidaspow (1968: 170).

Cychrus alternatus Motschulsky, 1859a: 163. Type locality: «Californie» (original citation). Syntype(s) lost (Roeschke 1907a: 188). Synonymy established by Gidaspow (1968: 170). Note. Roeschke (1907a: 188) listed this name as an aberration of Scaphinotus striatopunctatus (Chaudoir).

Cychrus fuchsianus Rivers, 1890a: 71. Type locality: "Eldorado and Sonoma Counties, Cal[ifornia]" (original citation). One possible syntype in ZMUA (collection Vogt) but not listed by Boer (2002). Synonymy established (as aberration) by Roeschke (1907a: 184).

Brennus symmetricus Casey, 1897: 319. Type locality: «California» (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 46032]. Synonymy established by Gidaspow (1968: 170).

Brennus strictus Casey, 1897: 322. Type locality: «California» (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 46019]. Synonymy established, under the name Scaphinotus ventricosus lativentris (Motschulsky), by Roeschke (1907a: 184), confirmed by Gidaspow (1968: 173).

Brennus brevicollis Casey, 1920: 178. Type locality: "Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras Co[unty], California" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 46020]. Synonymy established by Gidaspow (1968: 170).

Distribution.

This species ranges from southern Oregon to San Luis Obispo County along the coast and to Yosemite National Park along the Sierra Nevada; also known from the Santa Catalina Island [see Gidaspow 1968: Fig. 10].

Records.

USA: CA, OR