Myloechus Latreille, 1806

Peck, Stewart B. & Newton, Alfred F., 2017, An Annotated Catalog of the Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of the Nearctic Region (Continental North America North of Mexico), The Coleopterists Bulletin 71 (2), pp. 211-258 : 228-229

Subgenus Myloechus Latreille, 1806

Myloechus Latreille, 1806: 30 . Type species: Myloechus brunneus Latreille, 1806 (by monotypy).

Distribution. Holarctic, Mexico, N Oriental,

New Caledonia, C Africa (86 species).

= Myloecus Agassiz, 1846: 242 (unjustified emendation of Myloechus ).

C. (M.) aedeagosum Hatch, 1957: 38 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 727. Holotype male in CASC. Type locality: Easton , Washington. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC. USA: CA, OR, WA.

C. (M.) basale Hatch, 1957: 38 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 738. Holotype male in USNM. Type locality: Forest Grove , Oregon. North American distribution: Canada: BC. USA: CA, OR.

C. (M.) boreale Peck and Stephan, 1996: 730 ; Bouchard 2001: 130; Majka and Langor 2008: 367. Holotype male in CMNC. Type locality: 25 km W Ignace, Ontario. North American distribution: Canada: AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, YT. USA: AK, IL, ME, NH, NJ, SC, WV.

C. (M.) californicum Peck and Stephan, 1996: 715 . Holotype male in MZLU. Type locality: 15 mi E Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California. North American distribution: USA: CA.

C. (M.) celatum Horn, 1880: 271 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 725. Holotype male in MCZC. Type locality: “western Nevada” (probably vicinity of Lake Tahoe , Reno , or Carson City). North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC. USA: CA, MI, NV, OR.

= C. nevadense Horn, 1880: 275 ; Hatch 1957: 40; Peck and Stephan 1996: 725 (synonymy). Lectotype female in MCZC (designated by Peck and Stephan 1996: 725). Type locality: “ Nevada ” (probably vicinity of Lake Tahoe, Reno, or Carson City).

= C. (M.) complicatum Hatch, 1957: 37 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 725 (synonymy). Holotype male in SMDV ( Hatch 1957) or USNM (Peck and Stephan 1996). Type locality: Creston, British Columbia.

C. (M.) chihuahua Peck and Stephan, 1996: 720 . Holotype male in CASC. Type locality: Creel , Durango , Mexico. North American distribution: USA: AZ? Extra-limital distribution: Mexico: Chihuahua.

C. (M.) chiricahua Peck and Stephan, 1996: 718 . Holotype male in CASC. Type locality: 1 mi S Portal, Cochise County, Arizona. North American distribution: USA: AZ. Extra-limital distribution: Probably Mexico.

C. (M.) dentatum LeConte, 1853: 282 (as dentatus ); Horn 1880: 271; Peck and Stephan 1996: 737. Lectotype male in MCZC (designated by Peck and Stephan 1996: 737). Type locality: York, Pennsylvania. North American distribution: Canada: ON, QC. USA: AL, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MS, NH, NY, OK, PA, SC, TX, VA, WV.

= C. pusillum Horn, 1880: 273 ; Hatch 1933: 233; Peck and Stephan 1996: 738 (synonymy). Lectoype male in MCZC (designated by Peck and Stephan 1996: 738). Type locality: “ District of Columbia.”

= C. putum Horn, 1880: 272 ; Hatch 1928: 225 (misspelled putatum), 1933: 299; Peck and Stephan 1996: 738 (synonymy). Lectotype male in MCZC (designated by Peck and Stephan 1996: 738). Type locality: “ Pennsylvania.”

= C. (M.) rufum Hatch, 1933: 230 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 738 (synonymy). Holotype male in USNM. Type locality: Macon County, Illinois.

C. (M.) discretum Hatch, 1933: 230 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 728. Holotype male in CNCI. Type locality: Lorna , British Columbia. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, YT. USA: AK, CA, MT, OR, WA, WY.

= C. (M.) schuhi Hatch, 1957: 39 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 728 (synonymy). Holotype male in USNM. Type locality: MacKenzie Bridge , Oregon.

C. (M.) elongatum Notman, 1919: 98 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 708. Holotype female in SIIS. Type locality: Cochrane , Ontario. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK, YT. USA: AK.

C. (M.) forceps Hatch, 1957: 39 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 734; Majka and Langor 2008: 368. Holotype male in USNM. Type locality: Forest Grove , Oregon. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, MB, NS, ON, QC. USA: CA, IL, IN, KY, ME, NH.

C. (M.) grossum Peck and Stephan, 1996: 721 . Holotype male in FMNH. Type locality: Marshall County, Oklahoma. North American distribution: USA: OK.

C. (M.) hatchi Peck and Stephan, 1996: 716 . Holotype male in MCZC. Type locality: Alameda County, California. North American distribution: USA: CA.

C. (M.) hesperium Peck and Stephan, 1996: 716 . Holotype male in FSCA. Type locality: Chiricahua Mountains , Cochise County, Arizona. North American distribution: USA: AZ.

C. (M.) hubbardi Horn, 1880: 270 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 710; Majka and Langor 2008: 368. Lectotype male in MCZC (designated by Peck and Stephan 1996: 710). Type locality: “Michigan.” North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, MB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK, YT. USA: AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NV, OK, OR, SC, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV.

= C. (M.) excisum Hatch, 1933: 229 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 710 (synonymy). Holotype male in AMNH. Type locality: Black Mountains , North Carolina. North American distribution: USA: NC.

= C. (M.) kincaidi Hatch, 1933: 229 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 710 (synonymy). Holotype male in USNM. Type locality: Seattle , Washington.

= C. (M.) productum Hatch, 1933: 229 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 710 (synonymy). Holotype male in USNM. Type locality: Detroit , Michigan.

C. (M.) incisum Peck and Stephan, 1996: 722 ; Majka and Langor 2008: 369. Holotype male in CMNC. Type locality: Gloucester , Ontario. North American distribution: Canada: BC, MB, NS, ON, QC. USA: MN, MT, WA.

C. (M.) liebecki Wickham, 1902: 181 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 729. Lectotype male in USNM (designated by Peck and Stephan 1996: 729). Type locality: Breckenridge , 9,600–10,000 ft., Colorado. North American distribution: Canada: MB, YT. USA: AK, CO.

= C. (M.) pribilof Hatch, 1933: 231 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 730 (synonymy). Holotype in USNM. Type locality: St. Paul Island , Alaska.

C. (M.) longitorsum Peck and Stephan, 1996: 709 . Holotype male in CASC. Type locality: Sonoma , California. North American distribution: USA: CA, OR.

C. (M.) megasetosum Peck and Stephan, 1996: 712 . Holotype male in CMNC. Type locality: Stone Mountain State Park Road , Allegheny County, North Carolina. North American distribution: Canada: ON, QC. USA: AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, KY, NC, NH, OH, PA, SC, VA, VT, WI, WV.

C. (M.) mesum Peck and Stephan, 1996: 733 . Holotype male in CMNC. Type locality: Demmitt , 3 km W, 90 km NW Grand Prairie, Alberta. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, ON, QC, SK. USA: AK, NH, OR.

C. (M.) monstrosum Peck and Stephan, 1996: 714 . Holotype male in CMNC. Type locality: Beecher City , Illinois. North American distribution: USA: KY, IL, NC, SC, VA.

C. (M.) pararectum Peck and Stephan, 1996: 736 . Holotype male in CMNC. Type locality: Manitoulin Island , Ontario. North American distribution: Canada: ON, QC. USA: IN, KY.

C. (M.) rectum Hatch, 1933: 231 ; Peck and Stephan, 1996: 735. Holotype male in USNM. Type locality: Fort Pendleton , West Virginia. North American distribution: Canada: AB, ON, QC. USA: KY, ME, NH, WV.

C. (M.) schwarzi Hatch, 1933: 232 ; Peck and Stephan 1996: 724; Majka and Langor 2008: 369; Majka et al. 2011: 74. Holotype male in USNM. Type locality: Round Knob, North Carolina. North American distribution: Canada: NS, ON, QC. USA: AR, IN, KS, KY, ME, MS, NC, NH, OK.

C. (M.) serratum Hatch, 1957: 38 ; Peck and Stephan, 1996: 712. Holotype male in USNM. Type locality: Forest Grove , Oregon. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC. USA: AK, CA, OR, WA.

C. (M.) similare Peck and Stephan, 1996: 732 . Holotype male in CMNC. Type locality: Petawawa Forest Institute , Chalk River, Ontario. North American distribution: Canada: ON, QC.