Dicaelus purpuratus purpuratus Bonelli, 1813

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Dicaelus purpuratus purpuratus Bonelli, 1813

Dicaelus purpuratus Bonelli, 1813: 447. Type locality: «Caroline» (original citation), incorrectly restricted to «Kentucky» by Lindroth (1969a: 953), herein restricted to Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina (CNC). Syntype(s) location unknown (possibly in MHNG in collection Jurine, see Casale and Giachino 1998: 68).

Dicaelus violaceus Bonelli, 1813: 447. Type locality: «Caroline» (original citation). Syntype(s) location unknown (possibly in MHNG in collection Jurine). Synonymy established by LeConte (1863b: 10).

Dicaelus chalybeus Dejean, 1826: 385. Type locality: «Louisiane» (original citation). One syntype in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 17). Synonymy established with doubt by Dejean (1826: 385), confirmed by Lindroth (1969a: 953).

Dicaelus cyaneus Dejean, 1831: 686. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 18). Synonymy established by Horn (1880c: 52).

Dicaelus confusus LeConte, 1847: 424. Type locality: «Georgia» (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in MCZ [# 5711]. Synonymy established by Horn (1880c: 52), confirmed by Ball (1959: 154).

Dicaelus iricolor LeConte, 1847: 426. Type locality: "urbem S[ain]t Louis [Missouri]" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 5712]. Synonymy established by Horn (1880c: 52), confirmed by Ball (1959: 154).

Distribution.

The range of this subspecies extends from Massachusetts to western Wisconsin (Ball 1959: 156), south to southeastern Texas (Cameron County, Brian Raber pers. comm. 2010), southern Louisiana (Summers 1874a: 80; Allen 1965: 73), southwestern Alabama (Ball 1959: 156), and central Georgia (Fattig 1949: 30).

Records.

CAN: ON USA: AL, CT, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV