Pterostichus vernalis (Panzer, 1795)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 504-505

Pterostichus vernalis (Panzer, 1795)

Carabus vernalis Panzer, 1795: 60 [primary homonym of Carabus vernalis Müller, 1776]. Type locality: Germany (inferred from title of the book). Syntype(s) possibly in ZMHB. Note. Panzer’s name should be permanently invalid because it is a primary homonym. However, Carabus vernalis Müller has never been interpreted since its original description to my knowledge and the name is a nomen dubium.

Carabus crenatus Duftschmid, 1812: 92. Type locality: "um Linz [Austria]" (original citation). Syntype(s) probably lost. Synonymy established by Dejean (1821: 11).

Distribution.

This European species is adventive in North America where it is known from southern Quebec, south of the Saint Lawrence River, eastern Ontario (near Avonmore, CNC), and northern Vermont (Bousquet and Webster 2004: 658). The first inventoried specimen collected on this continent was found in 1997 (Byers et al. 2001: 84). The previous record from Quebec (Lindroth 1966: 503) was based on a mislabeled specimen.

Records.

CAN: ON, QC USA: VT - Adventive