Tetracha virginica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 209

Tetracha virginica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Cicindela virginica Linnaeus, 1767: 657. Type locality: «Carolina» (original citation). Syntype(s) probably lost. Note. Cicindela virginata , usually attributed to Linnaeus, is an incorrect subsequent spelling introduced by Gmelin (1790: 1922).

Tetracha virginica var. melaena Cartwright, 1935: 70. Type locality: "Clemson College [Anderson and Pickens Counties], S[outh] C[arolina]" (original citation). Holotype (♂) in USNM [# 50765]. Synonymy established by Boyd (1982: 5).

Distribution.

The range of this species, also known as the "Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle" (Pearson et al. 2006: 59) or the "Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle" (Erwin and Pearson 2008: 100), extends from southwestern Connecticut (Dunn 1985b: 21) to southwestern Nebraska (Spomer et al. 2008a: 54), south to southwestern Texas, northeastern Mexico (Pearson et al. 2006: 60), and the Florida Keys [see Pearson et al. 2006: Map 13]; apparently isolated in southeastern Arizona (Dajoz 2004: 116) and south-central Wisconsin (Lawton 1971: 57). The records from “Colorado” (Boyd 1982: 5) and “Tabasco” (Erwin and Pearson 2008: 100) need confirmation.

Records.

USA: AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV [CO] - Mexico