Blethisa oregonensis LeConte, 1853

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 262-263

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scientific name	Blethisa oregonensis LeConte, 1853
status

Treatment

Blethisa oregonensis LeConte, 1853c: 401. Type locality: «Oregon» (original citation), herein restricted to 7.5 km NNW of Monroe, Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Benton County (see LaBonte and Johnson 1989: 171). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in MCZ [# 641].

Blethisa acutangula Chaudoir, 1861b: 524. Type locality: «Orégon» (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in MHNP. Synonymy established by LeConte (1866: 78).

Blethisa columbica Casey, 1909: 277. Type locality: "British Columbia" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 113), in USNM [# 46833]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1949b: 114), confirmed by Lindroth (1954b: 121).

Distribution.

This species is found mainly west of the Cascade Range from southwestern British Columbia, including Vancouver Island, to south-central Oregon (LaBonte and Johnson 1989: 171).

Records.

CAN: BC (VCI) USA: OR, WA

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Hexapoda
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae
Genus	Blethisa