Brachinus perplexus Dejean, 1831

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 483

Brachinus perplexus Dejean, 1831

Brachinus perplexus Dejean, 1831: 426. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation), restricted to «Florida» by Erwin (1970a: 141), herein to Royal Palm State Park, Dade County (see Erwin 1970a: 142). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1970a: 141), in MHNP.

Brachinus le contei LeConte, 1844: 49. Type locality: «Georgia» (original citation). One possible syntype, with an orange label (= southern states), in MCZ (collection LeConte under the name Brachinus perplexus ). Synonymy established by LeConte (1863a: 524).

Distribution.

This species ranges from southeastern Virginia (Norfolk, Robert L. Davidson pers. comm. 2012) to eastern Oklahoma, south to southeastern Texas and southwestern Florida [see Erwin 1970a: Fig. 366]. The records from New York (LeConte 1846b: 203), New Jersey (Smith 1910: 212), southeastern Iowa (King 1914: 322; Hendrickson 1930: 94), and Missouri (Summers 1873: 133) need confirmation.

Records.

USA: AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA [IA, MO, NJ, NY]