Agonum metallescens (LeConte, 1854)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 768

Agonum metallescens (LeConte, 1854)

Platynus metallescens LeConte, 1854b: 48. Type locality: "Sault S[ain]te Marie, and northern shore of Lake Superior" (original citation), restricted to "Sault S[ain]te Marie, Ont[ario]" by Lindroth (1966: 605). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 5770].

Agonum lacustre Casey, 1920: 114. Unnecessary replacement name for Agonum metallescens (LeConte, 1854).

Agonum terracense Casey, 1924: 85. Type locality: "Terrace, British Columbia" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 128), in USNM [# 47476]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1954b: 139).

Distribution.

This species ranges from Newfoundland (Lindroth 1955a: 122) to the Queen Charlotte Islands (Kavanaugh 1992: 74), north to southern Northwest Territories (Bousquet 1987a: 125), south to northern Idaho (Peter W. Messer pers. comm. 2008), northwestern Montana (Glacier County, CNC), northern Wisconsin (Wickham 1896c: 133; Casey 1920: 114, as Agonum lacustre ), the upper peninsula of Michigan along Lake Superior (Casey 1920: 114, as Agonum lacustre ), and New Jersey (Smith 1890: 85; Smith 1910: 208).

Records.

FRA: PM CAN: AB, BC (QCI, VCI), MB, NB, NF, NS (CBI), NT, ON, PE, QC, SK USA: ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NY, VT, WI