Amara aurata Dejean, 1828

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Amara aurata Dejean, 1828

Amara aurata Dejean, 1828: 475. Type locality: «Californie» (original citation), herein restricted to Monterey, Monterey County (see Casey 1918: 272, as Celia rotundiceps ). One syntype in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 17).

Amara imitatrix G.H. Horn, 1892b: 34. Type locality: "California, Washington and Vancouver" (original citation), restricted to «Calif[ornia]» by Lindroth (1968: 710). Four syntypes in MCZ [# 34450]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 710).

Celia rotundiceps Casey, 1918: 272. Type locality: "Monterey [Monterey County], California" (original citation). Lectotype [as typus] (♂), designated by Hieke (1993: 120), in USNM [# 47264]. Synonymy established by Hieke (1993: 119).

Celia jacinto Casey, 1918: 272. Type locality: "San Diego [San Diego County], California" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Hieke (1993: 120), in USNM [# 47265]. Synonymy established by Hieke (1993: 119).

Celia farallonica Casey, 1918: 273. Type locality: "Farallone Islands, San Francisco Co[unty], California" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Hieke (1993: 121), in USNM [# 47269]. Synonymy established by Hieke (1993: 119).

Celia proba Casey, 1918: 274. Type locality: "San Francisco [San Francisco County], California" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 134), in USNM [# 47271]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 710).

Celia clementina Casey, 1918: 274. Type locality: "San Clemente Island [Los Angeles County], California" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Hieke (1993: 121), in USNM [# 47270]. Synonymy established by Hieke (1993: 119).

Celia hilaris Casey, 1918: 275. Type locality: "Cal. [with a “x” over the a] [= Redwood Creek, Humboldt County, California]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♂), designated by Hieke (1993: 121), in USNM [# 47272]. Synonymy established by Hieke (1993: 119).

Celia evanida Casey, 1918: 275. Type locality: "Columbia River Valley, Oregon" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 134), in USNM [# 47273]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 126), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 710).

Celia angustior Casey, 1918: 275. Type locality: "Siskiyou Co[unty], California" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Hieke (1993: 121), in USNM [# 47274]. Synonymy established by Hieke (1993: 119).

Celia govanensis Casey, 1924: 53. Type locality: "Govan [Lincoln County], Washington" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 134), in USNM [# 47266]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 126), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 710).

Celia fragilis Casey, 1924: 53. Type locality: "Govan [Lincoln County], Washington" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 134), in USNM [# 47267]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 126), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 710).

Distribution.

The range of this western species extends from western Montana (Russell 1968: 61; Hansen et al. 2009: 353) to Vancouver Island, north to the Prince Rupert area in British Columbia (Lindroth 1968: 711), south to Baja California Norte (CAS). The records from northern Colorado (Armin 1963: 201) and South Dakota (Kirk and Balsbaugh 1975: 26) need confirmation.

Records.

CAN: BC (VCI) USA: CA (CHI), ID, MT, NV, OR, WA [CO, SD] - Mexico