Nebria eschscholtzii Menetries , 1843

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 139-140

Nebria eschscholtzii Menetries, 1843

Nebria eschscholtzii Ménétriés, 1843: 55. Type locality: «Californie» (original citation), restricted to "South Fork of American River, 3 miles w[est] of Riverton, El Dorado County" by Kavanaugh (1979a: 112). Lectotype (♀), designated by Kavanaugh (1979a: 112), in ZILR. Etymology. The specific name honors the Estonian nat uralist and explorer Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz [1793-1831], physician and naturalist on the two Russian circumnavigational expeditions under the command of Otto Evstaf’evich von Kotzebue in 1815-1818 on the Rurik and in 1823-1826 on the Predpriiatie . Eschscholtz made substantial collections of insects in Alaska and California during these trips. He was professor of medicine and zoology and director of the Zoological Museum of the University of Dorpat in the last years of his life. Eschscholtz Bay on Kotzebue Sound, a large inlet in northwestern Alaska near Bering Strait, was named in his honor.

Nebria tenuipes Casey, 1913: 51. Type locality: "Alameda [Alameda County], California" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 112), in USNM [# 46852]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1939a: 121), confirmed by Lindroth (1961a: 75).

Nebria transversa Casey, 1920: 152. Type locality: "Corvallis [Benton County], Oregon" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 46869]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 58), confirmed by Lindroth (1961a: 75).

Nebria formalis Casey, 1920: 153. Type locality: "Wawawai [Whitman County], Washington" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 112), in USNM [# 46870]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 58), confirmed by Lindroth (1961a: 75).

Nebria pallidissima Casey, 1924: 19. Type locality: "Wawawai [Whitman County], Washington" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 112), in USNM [# 46845]. Synonymy established (as aberration) by Hatch (1953: 58), confirmed by Lindroth (1961a: 75).

Nebria pugetana Casey, 1924: 19. Type locality: "Wawawai [Whitman County], Washington" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 112), in USNM [# 46847]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 58), confirmed by Lindroth (1961a: 75).

Distribution.

The range of this species extends from northwestern Washington to northeastern Idaho, south to southern California [see Kavanaugh 1979b: Fig. 2]. The records from Colorado (Wickham 1902: 232; Armin 1963: 89) and Montana (Hatch 1933a: 7) must be in error.

Records.

USA: CA, ID, NV, OR, WA