Microlestes lucidus lucidus (LeConte, 1851)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 807

Microlestes lucidus lucidus (LeConte, 1851)

Bomius lucidus LeConte, 1851: 177. Type locality: "Colorado [River, California]" (original citation). Four syntypes in MCZ [# 65].

Distribution.

This subspecies is known from southern California (Fall 1901a: 48; Mateu 1974: 264), “Nevada” (Horn 1882: 134), southeastern Colorado (Bent County, CNC), and central Texas (Casey 1920: 270). The records from northeastern Kansas (Popenoe 1877: 23) and “Oregon” (Horn 1882: 134) need confirmation. The previous records from “Colorado” (Wickham 1902: 239; Mateu 1974: 264) were probably based on a misinterpretation of the type locality.

Records.

USA: CA, CO, NV, TX [KS, OR]

Note.

The subspecies Microlestes lucidus subdeserticus Mateu is known from the states of Durango and Querétaro in Mexico.