Phrypeus rickseckeri (Hayward, 1897)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 434-435

Phrypeus rickseckeri (Hayward, 1897)

Bembidium rickseckeri Hayward, 1897: 85. Type locality: "California, Oregon and Washington" (original citation), restricted to "Sylvania [= Camp Meeker, Sonoma County], Cal[ifornia]" by Lindroth (1963b: 408). Syntype(s) [8 originally cited] in MCZ [# 16291]. Etymology. The specific name honors Lucius Edgar Rickseck er [1841-1913], an enthusiastic naturalist and collector of natural history objects, especially beetles. Ricksecker collected mainly in southern California and particularly along the west coast. His collection and library, at the time in Santa Rosa, were totally destroyed by the earthquake of 18 April 1906.

Phrypeus rutilinus Casey, 1924: 44. Type locality: "Josephine Co[unty], Oregon" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 122), in USNM [# 36945]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 92), confirmed by Lindroth (1963b: 408).

Distribution.

This species ranges from Vancouver Island (Lindroth 1963b: 408) to western Montana (Russell 1968: 58), south to Nevada County in the Sierra Nevada (Dajoz 2007: 16) and to Sonoma County along the Pacific Coast (Lindroth 1963b: 408).

Records.

CAN: BC (VCI) USA: CA, MT, OR, WA