Calosoma morrisonii Horn, 1885

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 180-181

Calosoma morrisonii Horn, 1885

Calosoma morrisonii G.H. Horn, 1885a: 128. Type locality: «Colorado» (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 35318] and ZMUA (Boer 2002: 79). Etymology. The specific name honors Herbert Knowles Morrison [1854-1885] who became a professional insect collector in the 1870s. Morrison travelled across the United States and sometimes walked 40 miles a day in pursuit of insects (Sorensen 1995: 37).

Calosoma mexicanum Géhin, 1885: 67. Type locality: «Mexique» (original citation). Syntype(s) in MHNP (Deuve 1978: 252). Synonymy established by Gidaspow (1959: 270). Note. Bruschi (2010), who saw a syntype of Calosoma mexicanum Géhin, believed the specimen is very similar to, and probably conspecific with, those of Calosoma calidum (Fabricius). If this is correct, then the provenance indicated by Géhin (1885: 67) is incorrect since Calosoma calidum is not found in Mexico.

Distribution.

This species is known from southern California to “Colorado,” south to Durango in western Mexico (Gidaspow 1959: 270).

Records.

USA: CA, CO, NM, NV - Mexico