Elaphrus californicus Mannerheim, 1843

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 266

Elaphrus californicus Mannerheim, 1843

Elaphrus californicus Mannerheim, 1843: 190. Type locality: «California» (original citation), herein restricted to Quincy, Plumas County (see Goulet 1983: 302). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1961a: 118), in ZMH.

Elaphrus similis LeConte, 1847: 449. Type locality: «Long’s Peak [Boulder County, Colorado]" (original citation). One syntype in MCZ [# 662]. Synonymy established by LeConte (1863b: 2), confirmed by Goulet (1983: 299).

Elaphrus hesperius Casey, 1920: 138. Type locality: "Cal. [with a red dot on the “a”] [= Gualala, Mendocino County, California]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 113), in USNM [# 46829]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1961a: 118).

Distribution.

This species is widely distributed from central Alaska to Nova Scotia, south to northern Virginia, central Missouri, northern New Mexico, and southern California near the Mexican border [see Goulet 1983: Fig. 172]. The records from "North Carolina," northeastern Florida, “Louisiana,” and “Texas” [see Goulet 1983: Fig. 172] need confirmation.

Records.

CAN: AB, BC (VCI), MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK USA: AK, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY [FL, LA, NC, TX]