Notiophilus directus Casey, 1920

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 150

Notiophilus directus Casey, 1920

Notiophilus directus Casey, 1920: 142. Type locality: "Indiana; Keokuk, Iowa" (original citation), which according to Lindroth (1961a: 98) are unlikely; "Jasper, Al[ber]ta" selected by Lindroth (1961a: 98). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 113), in USNM [# 46841].

Notiophilus lanei Hatch, 1949b: 114. Type locality: "Pierce [Clearwater County], Idaho" (original citation). Holotype (♂) in USNM. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1954b: 121).

Distribution.

This species occurs in the western mountain ranges, from southwestern Alberta and southern British Columbia, south to northeastern California (Lindroth 1961a: 98), northeastern Arizona, and northern New Mexico [see Morgan and Morgan 1979: Fig. 5]. Fossil remnants, dated about 11,800 years B.P., have been unearthed in northeastern Wisconsin (Morgan and Morgan 1979: 232).

Records.

CAN: AB, BC USA: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY