Elaphropus vernicatus (Casey, 1918)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 443

Elaphropus vernicatus (Casey, 1918)

Tachyura vernicata Casey, 1918: 181. Type locality: "probably Indiana" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1974a: 136), in USNM [# 46913]. Note. This name was listed as synonym of Elaphropus anceps (LeConte) by Lindroth (1966: 417).

Tachyura laetifica Casey, 1918: 183 [secondary homonym of Tachys laetificus Bates, 1873]. Type locality: "S[ain]t Louis, Missouri" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1974a: 136), in USNM [# 46919]. Synonymy established by Erwin (1974a: 136).

Tachys unionis Csiki, 1928: 202. Replacement name for Tachys laetificus (Casey, 1918).

Distribution.

This species is known from Nova Scotia (Majka et al. 2007: 8) to southern Saskatchewan (Ronald R. Hooper pers. comm. 2008), south to Arkansas (Franklin County, CNC) and North Carolina (Casey 1918: 183, as Tachyura laetifica ).

Records.

CAN: MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK USA: AR, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WV