Pelophila rudis (LeConte, 1863)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 127-128

Pelophila rudis (LeConte, 1863)

Nebria rudis LeConte, 1863c: 3. Type locality: "Methy [Portage] [= Portage La Loche, northern Saskatchewan]" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in MCZ [# 653]. Note. In the original description, LeConte indicated that he received "one specimen" from "Mr. Kennicott" collected at “Methy.” Lindroth (1961a: 59) placed the type locality in eastern Alberta. However, I was unable to find any such locality in Alberta, although there is a locality named “Metis” in northwestern Alberta. In the same paper, LeConte (1863c: 1) described his Cicindela hyperborea from specimen(s) received from "Mr. R. Kennicott" collected at "Methy Portage, Hudson’s Bay Territory." I believe LeConte meant "Methy Portage" as the collection site for Pelophila rudis . Located in northern Saskatchewan, Methy(e) Portage is currently called Portage La Loche.

Distribution.

This species is known from scattered localities from western Newfoundland (Lindroth 1955a: 39) to the Fairbanks area in Alaska (David H. Kavanaugh pers. comm. 2009), south to central British Columbia (Lindroth 1961a: 59) [see Lindroth 1963a: Fig. 65]. Fossil remnants, dated between 14,000 and 15,500 years B.P., have been unearthed in central Iowa (Schwert 1992: 76).

Records.

CAN: AB, BC, MB, NF, NT, ON, SK, YT USA: AK