Nebria gyllenhali castanipes (Kirby, 1837)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 131

Nebria gyllenhali castanipes (Kirby, 1837)

Helobia castanipes Kirby, 1837: 20. Type locality: "Lat. 65° [= apparently region of Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories]" (original citation), restricted to "Nipigon, Ont[ario]" by Lindroth (1961a: 78). Lectotype (♀), designated by Kavanaugh (1979a: 111), in BMNH.

Nebria moesta LeConte, 1850: 209. Type locality: Lake Superior (inferred from title of the paper). Lectotype (♂), designated by Kavanaugh (1979a: 114), in MCZ [# 645]. Synonymy established by LeConte (1873b: 322), confirmed by Lindroth (1954b: 121).

Nebria elias Motschulsky, 1866: 276 [nomen dubium]. Type locality: "Amer[ique] rus[se]" (original citation). Syntype(s) lost (Keleinikova 1976: 196; Kavanaugh 1979a: 112). Synonymy established with doubt by Lindroth (1961a: 78).

Nebria labradorica Casey, 1920: 151. Type locality: "West S[ain]t Modest[e], Labrador" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 112), in USNM [# 46855]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1954b: 122).

Nebria prominens Casey, 1920: 151. Type locality: "M[oun]t Washington [Coos County], New Hampshire" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 112), in USNM [# 46867]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1954b: 122).

Nebria curtulata Casey, 1924: 20. Type locality: "W[est] S[ain]t Modest[e], Labrador" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 112), in USNM [# 46856]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1954b: 122).

Distribution.

This subspecies ranges from Greenland ( Böcher 1988: 5) to Alaska (Lindroth 1961a: 79), south to northeastern Oregon, northeastern Nevada, western South Dakota, and northeastern New York (Kavanaugh 1978: 731-741).

Records.

DEN: GL CAN: AB, BC (VCI), LB, MB, NF, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT USA: AK, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NV, NY, OR, SD, WA, WI, WY

Note.

The name Nebria rufescens ( Strøm, 1768) is used by several authors instead of Nebria gyllenhali ( Schönherr, 1806). I concur with Kavanaugh (1979a: 111) and Ledoux and Roux (2005: 107) that Carabus rufescens Strøm should be considered a nomen dubium.