Pterostichus illustris
Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet, Yves
ZooKeys
2012
2012-11-28
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LeConte, 1851
LeConte
1851
Hexapoda
Carabidae
Pterostichus
GBIF
Animalia
Pterostichus illustris
Coleoptera
538
539
Arthropoda
species
illustris
Pterostichus illustrisLeConte, 1851: 182. Type locality: "S[an] D[iego] [San Diego County, California]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♂), designated by Bousquet (1999: 172), in MCZ [# 82].
Distribution. As far as known, this species seems to be restricted to southwestern California.
Records. USA: CA
Note. This name has been listed as a junior synonym of Pterostichus congestus Menetriesby LeConte (1858a: 28; 1873a: 304) but, as pointed out by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 18), it applies to a distinct species.