Amara musculis (Say, 1823)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 580-581

Amara musculis (Say, 1823)

Feronia musculis Say, 1823a: 35. Type locality: "eastern shore of Virginia; Florida" (original citation), restricted to "coast of Virginia" by Lindroth (1968: 707). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1968: 707), in MHNP (collection Dejean). Note. Say (1823a: 35) probably made an error by spelling the specific name musculis. He did not give the etymology of the name but the word likely derives from the Latin noun musculus, - i (little mouse) and should have been spelled in the nominative singular (e.g., musculus), in the genitive singular (e.g., musculi) or in the genitive plural (e.g., musculorum) (see ICZN 1999: Articles 11.9.1.2 and 11.9.1.3). All authors seen, starting with LeConte (1855: 355), have used the spelling musculus until Lindroth (1968: 707) returned to the original spelling musculis. I consider that Say used an inappropriate connecting vowel and the name is not to be corrected (ICZN 1999: Article 32.5.1).

Acrodon contempta LeConte, 1847: 367. Type locality: "NovEboraci [= New York], et ad Rocky Mountains" (original citation). Syntype(s) presumably lost (not located in MCZ). Synonymy established by LeConte (1855: 355).

Celia lyncea Casey, 1918: 280. Type locality: "Sheepshead Bay [Kings County], Long Island, New York" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 133), in USNM [# 47214]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 707).

Celia nugator Casey, 1918: 281. Type locality: "New Jersey seashore" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 133), in USNM [# 47215]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 707).

Celia curticeps Casey, 1918: 281. Type locality: "Fortress Monroe [= Hampton], Virginia" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 133), in USNM [# 47218]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 707).

Celia pimalis Casey, 1918: 283. Type locality: «Arizona» (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Hieke (1993: 137), in USNM [# 47223]. Synonymy established by Hieke (1993: 137).

Celia shoemakeri Casey, 1918: 283. Type locality: "Long Island, New York" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 133), in USNM [# 47222]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 707). Etymology. The specific name was proposed for Ernest Shoemaker, an amateur entomologist and painter of insects from Brooklyn, New York. His collection of more than 60,000 specimens, chiefly beetles, was presented to the USNM in 1959.

Celia vegrandis Casey, 1918: 287. Type locality: «Wisconsin» (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 133), in USNM [# 47228]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 708).

Celia fluminea Casey, 1918: 287. Type locality: "Vicksburg [Warren County], Mississippi" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 133), in USNM [# 47229]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 708).

Celia crenulata Casey, 1918: 288. Type locality: "Duluth [Saint Louis County], Minnesota" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 47237]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 708).

Celia limbalis Casey, 1918: 289. Type locality: "Southern Pines [Moore County], North Carolina" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 133), in USNM [# 47232]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 708).

Celia paulula Casey, 1918: 289. Type locality: "Wading River [Suffolk County], Long Island, New York" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 133), in USNM [# 47235]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 708).

Celia scintilla Casey, 1918: 290. Type locality: "Fortress Monroe [= Hampton], Virginia" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 133), in USNM [# 47236]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 708).

Celia brevitarsis Casey, 1918: 290. Type locality: "Southern Pines [Moore County], North Carolina" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 133), in USNM [# 47238]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 708).

Celia minnesotana Casey, 1924: 57. Type locality: "Duluth [Saint Louis County], Minnesota" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 47230]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1975: 133).

Distribution.

This widely distributed species ranges from Nova Scotia (Sable Island, CNC) to south-central British Columbia (Lindroth 1968: 708), south to southern California (San Diego County, CNC), southern New Mexico (Grant County, USNM; Wickham 1896c: 133; Fall and Cockerell 1907: 158), northern Oklahoma (French et al. 2001: 228; Alfalfa County, CMNH), central Mississippi (Casey 1918: 287, as Celia fluminea ), and the Florida Panhandle (Okaloosa County, CNC). One old specimen labeled from “Texas” (USNM) is known.

Records.

CAN: AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK USA: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY [TX]