Micratopus aenescens (LeConte, 1848)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 444-445

Micratopus aenescens (LeConte, 1848)

Blemus aenescens LeConte, 1848: 473. Type locality: «Georgia» (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy; designated lectotype by Erwin (1974a: 138)] (♀) in MCZ [# 5577].

Micratopus fusciceps Casey, 1914: 43. Type locality: "Vicksburg [Warren County], Mississippi" (original citation). Lectotype, designated by Erwin (1974a: 138), in USNM [# 46973]. Synonymy established by Barr (1971b: 34).

Distribution.

This species occurs from Connecticut (Krinsky and Oliver 2001: 96) to “Indiana” (Schrock 1985: 351), south to southeastern Texas (San Patricio County, UASM) and southern Florida including the Keys (Peck and Thomas 1998: 18), west along the southwest to southwestern California (Riverside County, CAS); one specimen, possibly mislabeled, was seen from western Oregon (Benton County, CNC). The record from “Illinois” (Bousquet and Larochelle 1993: 152) needs confirmation.

Records.

USA: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA [IL, OR]