Amara hicksi Lindroth, 1968

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 577-578

Amara hicksi Lindroth, 1968

Amara hicksi Lindroth, 1968: 699. Type locality: "Norman Wells, N[orth] W[est] Terr[itories]" (original citation). Holotype (♂) in CNC [# 10511]. Etymology. The specific name honors Stanton D. Hicks [1910-1983], an amateur coleopterist with a special interest for the fauna of southern Ontario. Hicks, a Canadian, worked at the Canadian National Collection of Insects. Note. The type locality was listed by error as "Good Hope, North West Territory" by Hieke (2001: 58).

Distribution.

This Holarctic species is found from western Northwest Territories to Alaska and from Kamtschatka to northern European Russia, south to Mongolia and northern China (Hieke 2001: 61).

Records.

CAN: NT USA: AK - Holarctic