Platyceroides (Platyceropsis) laticollis (Casey), new combination

Platycerus laticollis Casey, 1914: 373, original combination.

Type series. Holotype male (USNM) labeled: a) “Marys Peak / [VII-’09] Or”; b) “CASEY / bequest / 1925”; c) on orange paper, “TYPE USNM / [36211]”; d) handwritten “ laticollis / Csy.”; e) “ Platyceroides laticollis / (Casey, 1914) / det. M.J. Paulsen 2013”.

Distribution (Fig. 30). CALIFORNIA: DEL NORTE: no locality. HUMBOLDT: Kneeland; Prairie Creek/ Orick. OREGON: BENTON: Alsea; Mary’s Peak. COOS: Marshfield. CURRY: Floras Lake/ 10 mi. N Port Orford; 6 mi. N Brookings. DOUGLAS: Falls Creek; Honey Creek 5 mi. E Idleyd Park. LANE: HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, 11 mi. NE Blue River; Springfield. LINCOLN: Newport; Waldport. TILLAMOOK: Boyer.

Remarks. This light orange-brown, elongate, somewhat flattened species (Fig. 14 B) is distinctive and generally correctly identified in collections. It is located in the Coast Range from northern Oregon to Humboldt County , California . One population in central Oregon is known to be present in the Cascades. Despite their drastically different appearance, the male genitalia (Fig. 14 C) are virtually identical to those of P. keeni .