Calathus ruficollis ruficollis Dejean, 1828

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Calathus ruficollis ruficollis Dejean, 1828

Calathus ruficollis Dejean, 1828: 78. Type locality: «Californie» (original citation), restricted to "Los Angeles [Los Angeles County]" by Lindroth (1966: 545). One syntype in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 18).

Calathus behrensii Mannerheim, 1843: 195. Type locality: "California ad Ross [farming community about 75 miles north of San Francisco along the coast]" (original citation). Lectotype [as holotype] (♀), designated by Ball and Nègre (1972: 466), in ZMH. Synonymy established by Casey (1920: 216), confirmed by Ball and Nègre (1972: 466).

Calathus quadricollis LeConte, 1854b: 37. Type locality: "San Francisco [San Francisco County], California" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Ball and Nègre (1972: 466), in MCZ [# 5731]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 546).

Calathus obscurus LeConte, 1854b: 37. Type locality: "southern part of California" (original citation), restricted to "San Diego [San Diego County]" by Ball and Nègre (1972: 466). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in MCZ [# 5732]. Synonymy established by Ball and Nègre (1972: 466).

Calathus longulus Casey, 1913: 158. Type locality: "Los Angeles Co[unty], California" (original citation). Lectotype [as holotype] (♀), designated by Ball and Nègre (1972: 466), in USNM [# 47552]. Synonymy established by Ball and Nègre (1972: 466).

Calathus montereyanus Casey, 1920: 213. Type locality: "Monterey [Monterey County], California" (original citation). Lectotype [as holotype] (♀), designated by Ball and Nègre (1972: 466), in USNM [# 47554]. Synonymy established by Ball and Nègre (1972: 466).

Calathus tenuistriatus Casey, 1920: 214. Type locality: "San Diego [San Diego County], California" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 47557]. Synonymy established by Ball and Nègre (1972: 468).

Calathus minuens Casey, 1920: 216. Type locality: "S[an]ta Clara Co[unty], California" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Ball and Nègre (1972: 468), in USNM [# 47551]. Synonymy established by Ball and Nègre (1972: 468).

Calathus piceolus Casey, 1920: 217. Type locality: "San Diego [San Diego County], California" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Ball and Nègre (1972: 468), in USNM [# 47556]. Synonymy established by Ball and Nègre (1972: 468).

Distribution.

This subspecies ranges from Mendocino County in California south to the northern parts of the Baja California Peninsula and southern Arizona (Ball and Nègre 1972: 482, Fig. 40); it also occurs on the Channel Islands. The record from “Nevada” (Ball and Nègre 1972: 482) is doubtful. The subspecies is adventive in Hawaii (Liebherr and Zimmerman 2000: 465).

Records.

USA: AZ, CA (CHI) [NV] - Mexico

Note.

According to Ball and Nègre (1972: 482), this form intergrades with the ignicollis form along the Great Central Valley of California.