Pasimachus californicus Chaudoir, 1850

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 272

Pasimachus californicus Chaudoir, 1850

Pasimachus californicus Chaudoir, 1850a: 437. Type locality: «Californie» (original citation), which is incorrect; El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, herein selected (see Casey 1913: 86, as Pasimachus californicus transversus ). Syntype(s) in MHNP.

Pasimachus validus LeConte, 1858a: 14. Type locality: "Kansas, Texas, Arizona" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 5464]. Synonymy established by LeConte (1874a: 273).

Pasimachus corpulentus LeConte, 1858a: 15. Type locality: "Laredo to Ringgold Barracks, Texas; Sonora" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 5465]. Synonymy established by LeConte (1874a: 273).

Pasimachus californicus transversus Casey, 1913: 86. Type locality: "El Paso [El Paso County], Texas" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 46893]. Synonymy established by Leng (1920: 47).

Pasimachus cephalotes Casey, 1913: 87. Type locality: «Texas» (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 46894]. Synonymy established by Leng (1920: 47).

Pasimachus acomanus Casey, 1913: 87. Type locality: "Jemez Springs [Sandoval County], New Mexico" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 46895]. Synonymy established by Leng (1920: 47).

Pasimachus obesus Casey, 1913: 88. Type locality: «Arizona» (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 46896]. Synonymy established by Leng (1920: 47).

Distribution.

This species ranges from “Utah” (LeConte 1874a: 273) to southeastern Nebraska (Pawnee County, Peter W. Messer pers. comm. 2008), south at least to eastern Arkansas (Cook and Holt 2006: 2313) and Michoacán in Mexico (Ball and Shpeley 1992a: 46).

Records.

USA: AR, AZ, CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, TX, UT - Mexico