Amara convexa LeConte, 1847

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 595

Amara convexa LeConte, 1847

Amara convexa LeConte, 1847: 363. Type locality: "Lacum Superiorem" (original citation), restricted to "Port Arthur, Ont[ario]" by Lindroth (1968: 734). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in MCZ [# 5682].

Amara polita LeConte, 1847: 364 [secondary homonym of Amara polita (Chaudoir, 1846)]. Type locality: "ad Rocky Mountains" (original citation). Four syntypes in MCZ [# 5681]. Synonymy established by Horn (1875: 127), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 734).

Amara wingatei Casey, 1918: 308. Type locality: "Fort Wingate [McKinley County], New Mexico" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 136), in USNM [# 47314]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 734).

Amara oviformis Casey, 1918: 308. Type locality: "Boulder Co[unty], Colorado" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 136), in USNM [# 47315]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 734).

Amara piceola Casey, 1918: 309. Type locality: "Las Vegas [San Miguel County], New Mexico" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 47316]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 734).

Celia frugalis Casey, 1924: 54. Type locality: "Aweme, Man[itoba]" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 136), in USNM [# 47268]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 734).

Amara cockerelli Casey, 1924: 64 [primary homonym of Amara cockerelli Wickham, 1912]. Type locality: "Jimtown [= Jamestown, Boulder County], Colorado" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 136), in USNM [# 47317]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 734).

Amara breviformis Casey, 1924: 65. Type locality: "Boulder [Boulder County], Colorado" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 47318]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 734).

Amara cockerelliana Csiki, 1929: 411. Replacement name for Amara cockerelli Casey, 1924.

Amara lecontei Csiki, 1929: 419. Replacement name for Amara polita LeConte, 1847.

Distribution.

The range of this species extends from Nova Scotia (Majka et al. 2007: 9) to central British Columbia (Lindroth 1968: 735), south to southeastern Arizona (Greenlee County, MCZ), southern New Mexico (Grant County, USNM), western Texas (Jeff Davis County, Ken Karns pers. comm. 2009), and southern New Jersey (Cape May County, MCZ). The record from North Carolina (Brimley 1938: 122, as Amara polita ) is probably in error. Three old specimens labeled from Brownsville in southeastern Texas (USNM) are known.

Records.

CAN: AB, BC, MB, NS, ON, QC, SK USA: AZ, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TX, UT, VT, WI, WY