Pterostichus tristis (Dejean, 1828)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 533

Pterostichus tristis (Dejean, 1828)

Feronia tristis Dejean, 1828: 324. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation), herein restricted to Nakutshi Valley, Habersham County, Georgia (see LeConte, 1853a: 236, as Pterostichus sustentus ). Lectotype, designated by Perrault (1973a: 39), in MHNP.

Feronia interfector Newman, 1838a: 387. Type locality: "northern states of America" (original citation, see page 388). Syntype(s) probably lost (Lindroth 1966: 467). Synonymy established by Perrault (1973a: 39).

Pterostichus sustentus LeConte, 1853a: 236. Type locality: "Nakutshi Valley, Habersham County, Georgia" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Perrault (1973a: 39), in MCZ [# 5611]. Synonymy established by Perrault (1973a: 39).

Pterostichus subarcuatus LeConte, 1853a: 238. Type locality: "New York" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Perrault (1973a: 39), in MCZ [# 5618]. Synonymy established by Perrault (1973a: 39).

Gonoderus cordicollis Motschulsky, 1859a: 149. Type locality: «Etats-Unis» (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 14), in ZMMU. Synonymy established by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 14).

Pterostichus zephyrus Casey, 1884b: 2. Type locality not stated. Holotype [by monotypy; designated lectotype by Perrault (1973a: 39)] (♂) in USNM [# 47041]. Synonymy established by Perrault (1973a: 39).

Pterostichus tetricula Casey, 1913: 130. Type locality: "Bayfield [Bayfield County], Wisconsin" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Perrault (1973a: 39), in USNM [# 47039]. Synonymy established by Perrault (1973a: 39).

Distribution.

This species has a similar distribution pattern than the preceding one ranging from Cape Breton Island (Bousquet 1987d: 105) to northern Minnesota (Petrice et al. 2002: 9), south to east-central Iowa (Iowa County, MCZ), Tennessee in the Great Smokies (CNC, MCZ), Georgia (Perrault 1973a: 37), and northwestern South Carolina (Ciegler 2000: 68). One old specimen labeled “La.” (MCZ) is probably mislabeled.

Records.

CAN: NB, NS (CBI), ON, PE, QC USA: CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV