Amara obesa (Say, 1823)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 574-575

Amara obesa (Say, 1823)

Feronia obesa Say, 1823a: 37. Type locality: "Charity Is[land] [Arenac County], Mich[igan]" (neotype label). Neotype (♂), designated by Lindroth and Freitag (1969: 344), in MCZ [# 33030]. Note. «Harrowgate», a neighborhood in the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the area originally cited by Say (1823a: 37).

Percosia diffinis LeConte, 1847: 359. Type locality: "ad Rocky Mountains" (original citation), cited from "Nebraska [Territory]" by LeConte (1855: 354). Five syntypes in MCZ [# 5686]. Synonymy established by Horn (1892b: 39), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 690).

Percosia extensa Casey, 1918: 244. Type locality: "Clackamas Co[unty], Oregon" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 131), in USNM [# 47172]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 129), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 690).

Percosia latissima Casey, 1918: 245. Type locality: "Highland Park [Lake County], Illinois" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 131), in USNM [# 47170]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 690).

Percosia ventricosa Casey, 1918: 245. Type locality: "Long Island, New York" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 131), in USNM [# 47171]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 690).

Percosia sulcatula Casey, 1920: 199. Type locality: "Mesa, Boulder Co[unty], Colorado" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 131), in USNM [# 47173]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 129), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 694).

Distribution.

This species ranges from Newfoundland (Lindroth 1955a: 102) to southern Alaska (CNC), south to central California (Merced County, CAS), northern Arizona (Chen et al. 2006: 171; Apache and Coconino Counties, CMNH, CNC, UASM), northeastern Texas (Hieke 1978: 289), and northern Georgia (Fattig 1949: 28).

Records.

CAN: AB, BC (VCI), MB, NB, NF, NS (CBI), NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT USA: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY