Dromochorus belfragei Salle , 1877

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 218

Dromochorus belfragei Salle, 1877

Dromochorus belfragei Sallé, 1877: 6. Type locality: "Dallas, Wasco, sur les bords de la Trinity-River, Texas" (original citation). Syntype(s) probably in MHNP. Etymology. The specific name honors Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage [1834-1882], a professional insect collector in Texas. Belfrage was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and moved to the United States in his 20s. During Belfrage’s time, the standard rate was five cents per specimen (Sorensen 1995: 37).

Dromochorus bellefragei Heyne, 1893: 3. Unjustified emendation for Dromochorus belfragei Sallé, 1877.

Dromochorus sericeus Casey, 1897: 294. Type locality: «Texas» (original citation). Two syntypes [3 originally cited] in USNM [# 45894] and one in DEI ( Döbler 1973: 409). Synonymy established by Leng (1902: 110).

Distribution.

This species, also known as the "Loamy-ground Dromo Tiger Beetle", ranges from central and coastal Texas (Pearson et al. 2006: 160) south to Tamaulipas (Cazier 1954: 297); it was also recorded from southeastern Colorado (Michels et al. 2008).

Records.

USA: CO, TX - Mexico