Lebia ornata Say, 1823

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 819-820

Lebia ornata Say, 1823

Lebia ornata Say, 1823a: 13. Type locality: "Wis[s]ahick[o]n Cr[eek] [Philadelphia County], P[ennsylvani]a" (neotype label). Neotype (♀), designated by Lindroth and Freitag (1969: 349), in MCZ [# 33005].

Lebia axillaris Dejean, 1831: 372. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 23). Synonymy established by LeConte (1869b: 248), confirmed by Lindroth (1969a: 1036).

Lebia marginella Dejean, 1831: 373. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation). One syntype in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 23). Synonymy established, under the name Lebia axillaris Dejean, by LeConte (1869b: 248), confirmed by Lindroth (1969a: 1036).

Lebia nigripennis Dejean, 1831: 373. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation). Two syntypes in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 23). Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 208).

Lebia nigripennis var. erythrocephala Dejean, 1831: 373. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MHNP. Synonymy established by Chaudoir (1871a: 201).

Dromius apicalis Haldeman, 1843b: 298. Type locality: southeastern Pennsylvania (Haldeman 1843a: 296). Syntype(s) presumably lost. Synonymy established, under the name Lebia axillaris Dejean, by LeConte (1846b: 194).

Lebia brunnea Haldeman, 1843b: 298. Type locality: southeastern Pennsylvania (Haldeman 1843a: 296). Syntype(s) presumably lost. Synonymy established, under the name Lebia axillaris Dejean, by Melsheimer (1853: 5).

Lebia flaviventris Motschulsky, 1864: 227 [nomen dubium]. Type locality: «Am[érique] bor[ éale]» (original citation). One syntype, represented only by parts of legs (Bousquet 1997b: 339), in ZMMU. Synonymy established with doubt by Horn (1872a: 142).

Lebia frigida Chaudoir, 1871a: 242. Type locality: "Boston? [Massachusetts]" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1969a: 1036), in MHNP. Synonymy established by Casey (1920: 260), confirmed by Lindroth (1969a: 1036).

Lebia reperta Casey, 1920: 255. Type locality: "New York" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 144), in USNM [# 47651]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 208).

Lebia virginica Casey, 1920: 255. Type locality: "Va [with a black dot below the “a”] [= Norfolk, Virginia]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 144), in USNM [# 47652]. Synonymy established, under the name Lebia axillaris Dejean, by Lindroth (1955b: 23).

Lebia virginica ashevillensis Casey, 1920: 256. Type locality: "Asheville [Buncombe County], North Carolina" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 47653]. Synonymy established, under the name Lebia axillaris Dejean, by Lindroth (1955b: 23).

Lebia fluviatilis Casey, 1920: 256. Type locality: "Vicksburg [Warren County], Mississippi" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 145), in USNM [# 47654]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 208).

Distribution.

This species ranges from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (Christopher G. Majka pers. comm. 2007) to northwestern South Dakota (Kirk and Balsbaugh 1975: 37), including northern Minnesota, south to eastern Texas and central Florida (Peck and Thomas 1998: 24) [see Madge 1967: Fig. 128].

Records.

CAN: NB, NS (CBI), ON, QC USA: AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV