Bembidion flohri Bates, 1878

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 408

Bembidion flohri Bates, 1878

Bembidium flohri Bates, 1878a: 602. Type locality: "near the capital, Mexico" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1984a: 172), in BMNH.

Bembidium henshawi Hayward, 1897: 87. Type locality: "Salt Lake [Millard County], Utah" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1984a: 172), in MCZ [# 16292]. Synonymy established by Erwin (1984a: 172). Etymology. The specific name was proposed for Samuel Henshaw [1852-1941], American entomologist, librarian, and biographer. Henshaw was assistant to Professor Alpheus Hyatt at Lowell Institute from 1876 to 1891 and worked at the Museum of Comparative Zoology from 1891 to 1927, first as assistant in entomology and librarian, then as curator, and finally as director.

Distribution.

This species ranges from southern Manitoba to central British Columbia (Lindroth 1963b: 354, as Bembidion henshawi ), south to southern California (Hayward 1897: 88) and to the "Mexican transverse volcanic belt" (Erwin 1984a: 172).

Records.

CAN: AB, BC, MB, SK USA: CA, CO, MT, ND, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY - Mexico