Chrysobothris distincta Gory, 1841
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7710075 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C387A1-FF9D-FFC4-FF32-272F8A63B118 |
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Felipe |
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Chrysobothris distincta Gory, 1841 |
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Chrysobothris distincta Gory, 1841 View in CoL
Obenberger (1940) stated this species to occur in California, but provided no detail. Knull (1949) accepted this species as part of our fauna based on specimens in his collection (now FMNH) and INHS, from the Andrew Bolter collection, labeled simply “Cal.” I have not examined them. Nelson et al. (2008) listed the state questionably. Other than that anomalous data, the species is known only in Mexico, from where I ( Westcott 2008) provided several new state records including the northernmost, which is in Nayarit, a site I then estimated to be at 21°55′, −104°30′. However, after further investigation, I feel that must be incorrect, and closer coordinates are 21°57′, −104°32′. Wherever it was collected, the locality is about 970 miles from the California border. Given this information, in my opinion C. distincta should not be accepted as part of our fauna.
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