Synuchus dubius (LeConte, 1854)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 728

Synuchus dubius (LeConte, 1854)

Pristodactyla dubia LeConte, 1854b: 38. Type locality: "New Mexico" (original citation), herein restricted to Cloudcroft, Otero County (UASM). Holotype [by monotypy] possibly in MCZ [# 5734]. Note. The specimen of Synuchus dubius in the LeConte collection with the type label is also labeled “Col.” and so is not the holotype. Two other specimens in LeConte’s collection are labeled “N.M.” and one of them could be the holotype.

Pristodactyla arizonica Casey, 1913: 160. Type locality: «Arizona» (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 125), in USNM [# 47563]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1954b: 137).

Pristodactyla zuniana Casey, 1913: 161. Type locality: "New Mexico" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 125), in USNM [# 47565]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1954b: 137).

Pristodactyla neomexicana Casey, 1920: 221. Type locality: "Cloudcroft [Otero County], New Mexico" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 125), in USNM [# 47566]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1954b: 137).

Pristodactyla juabitica Casey, 1924: 87. Type locality: "Trout Creek, Juab Co[unty], Utah" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 126), in USNM [# 47562]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1954b: 138).

Distribution.

This species is found in the southern part of the Rocky Mountains in western Utah (Casey 1924: 87, as Pristodactyla juabitica ), Colorado (Wickham 1902: 238; Lindroth 1956b: 523), New Mexico (LeConte 1854b: 38; Fall and Cockerell 1907: 159; Lindroth 1956b: 523), and Arizona (Wickham 1898: 300; Casey 1913: 160, as Pristodactyla arizonica ; UASM).

Records.

USA: AZ, CO, NM, UT