Platynus tenuicollis (LeConte, 1846)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 775-776

Platynus tenuicollis (LeConte, 1846)

Anchomenus tenuicollis LeConte, 1846b: 222. Type locality: "ad cataractam Sanctae Mariae (Sault de S[ain]te Marie) [= Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario]" (original citation). One syntype in MCZ [# 5743].

Anchomenus marginatus LeConte, 1846b: 221 [primary homonym of Anchomenus marginatus Ménétriés, 1843]. Type locality: "NovEboraci [= New York]" (original citation). One syntype in MCZ [# 5744]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 641).

Limodromus acuticollis Motschulsky, 1865: 319. Type locality: «états méridionaux de l’Amérique du Nord" (original citation), restricted to "Washington, D.C." by Liebherr (1991a: 119). Lectotype (♂), designated by Liebherr (1991a: 119), in ZMMU. Synonymy established by Liebherr (1991a: 119).

Colpodes approximatus Chaudoir, 1879: 370. Type locality: "du nord du Mexique" (original citation), restricted to "Jefferson County, Colorado" by Whitehead (1973: 212). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in MHNP. Synonymy established by Whitehead (1973: 212). Note. The type locality given by Chaudoir (1879: 371) indicates that the holotype was collected in northern Mexico. As far as known, Platynus tenuicollis has not been found in Mexico.

Platynus reflexus LeConte, 1879b: 55. Replacement name for Platynus marginatus (LeConte, 1846).

Anchomenus pennsylvanicus Casey, 1920: 40. Type locality: «Pennsylvania» (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 130), in USNM [# 47414]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 641).

Anchomenus distinguendus Casey, 1920: 40. Type locality: "Ridgeway, Ontario" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 130), in USNM [# 47413]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 641).

Distribution.

The range of this species extends from Cape Breton Island (Lindroth 1966: 643) to the Black Hills in southwestern South Dakota (Kirk and Balsbaugh 1975: 24), south to northern Colorado (Armin 1963: 154; UASM), northwestern Te xas (Wheeler County, CMNH), northeastern Oklahoma (Delaware County, CMNH), and southern South Carolina (Ciegler 2000: 115). The record from “Florida” (Bousquet and Larochelle 1993: 262) needs confirmation.

Records.

CAN: NB, NS (CBI), ON, PE, QC USA: AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV [FL]