Trechus apicalis Motschulsky, 1845

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 333-334

Trechus apicalis Motschulsky, 1845

Trechus apicalis Motschulsky, 1845b: 347. Type locality: "Kamtschatka [Siberia, Russia]" (original citation). Six syntypes in ZMMU (Keleinikova 1976: 187).

Trechus kamtschatkensis Putzeys, 1847: 308. Type locality: "Kamtschatka [Siberia, Russia]" (original citation). Syntype(s) location unknown (possibly in IRSN). Synonymy established by Putzeys (1870: 166).

Epaphius micans LeConte, 1847: 414. Type locality: "Lapointe [Madeline Island, Wisconsin], Lacus Superioris" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 5596]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1963b: 202).

Epaphius fulvus LeConte, 1847: 415 [secondary homonym of Trechus fulvus Dejean, 1831]. Type locality: "Lapointe [Madeline Island, Wisconsin], Lacus Superioris" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ. Synonymy established, under the name Trechus apicalis micans (LeConte), by Jeannel (1927: 172), confirmed by Lindroth (1963b: 202).

Trechus canadensis Putzeys, 1870: 160. Type locality: "Terre neuve (S[ain]t Pierre [et] Miquelon); Toronto" (original citation). Syntype(s) [5 originally cited] in MHNP (collection Chaudoir). Synonymy established by Jeannel (1931: 428).

Trechus borealis Schaeffer, 1915a: 47. Type locality: "Battle Harbor, Labrador; Bay S[ain]t George, Newfoundland; New Jersey; Bellport, L[on]g Island [New York]" (original citation), restricted to "Battle Harbor, Labr[ador]" by Lindroth (1963b: 202). Syntype(s) in USNM (Lindroth 1963b: 202, though not listed by Erwin and House 1978). Synonymy established, under the name Trechus apicalis micans (LeConte), by Jeannel (1927: 172), confirmed by Lindroth (1963b: 202).

Trechus pallescens Casey, 1918: 407. Replacement name for Trechus fulvus (LeConte 1847).

Trechus puritanus Casey, 1918: 407. Type locality: "Fall River [Bristol County], Massachusetts" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 114), in USNM [# 46077]. Synonymy established, under the name Trechus apicalis micans (LeConte), by Jeannel (1927: 172), confirmed by Lindroth (1963b: 202).

Trechus rhodensis Casey, 1918: 408. Type locality: "Boston Neck [Washington County], Rhode Island" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 114), in USNM [# 46078]. Synonymy established, under the name Trechus apicalis micans (LeConte), by Jeannel (1927: 172), confirmed by Lindroth (1963b: 202).

Trechus brumalis Casey, 1918: 408. Type locality: "W[est] S[ain]t Modest[e], Labrador" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 114), in USNM [# 46079]. Synonymy established, under the name Trechus apicalis micans (LeConte), by Jeannel (1927: 172), confirmed by Lindroth (1963b: 202).

Distribution.

This species ranges from Newfoundland (Lindroth 1955a: 78-79, as Trechus apicalis micans ) to Alaska, south to southeastern British Columbia (Lindroth 1963b: 202), southern Colorado (Elias 1987: 632; Mineral County, UASM) along the Rocky Mountains, and northeastern West Virginia (Tucker County, CMNH). Also found in the Far East and on Hokkaidō, Japan (Moravec et al. 2003: 326).

Records.

FRA: PM CAN: AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS (CBI), NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT USA: AK, CO, CT, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI, WV - Holarctic