Bembidion constrictum (LeConte, 1847)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 393

Bembidion constrictum (LeConte, 1847)

Ochthedromus constrictus LeConte, 1847: 462. Type locality: United States east of the Rocky Mountains (inferred from title of the paper), restricted to "Ipswich [Essex County], Mass[achusetts]" by Lindroth (1963b: 373). Four syntypes in MCZ [# 5538].

Bembidion vernula Casey, 1884c: 62. Type locality: "Cap May [Cap May County], New Jersey" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 37038]. Synonymy established by Horn (1885b: 108), confirmed by Erwin (1984a: 169).

Bembidion festinans Casey, 1918: 121. Type locality: «Texas» (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1984a: 169), in USNM [# 37043]. Synonymy established by Erwin (1984a: 169).

Bembidion constrictum civile Casey, 1918: 124. Type locality: "Brownsville [Cameron County], Texas" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1984a: 170), in USNM [# 37044]. Synonymy established (as aberration) by Csiki (1928: 59), confirmed by Erwin (1984a: 170).

Distribution.

This species is found along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts from the Maritime Provinces (Lindroth 1963b: 373; Bousquet 1987a: 121) to southern Florida including the Keys (Leng 1915: 572), west to southeastern Texas (Wickham 1897: 104; Casey 1918: 124, as Bembidion constrictum civile ). The records from Ohio (Everly 1938: 141), Indiana (Wolcott and Montgomery 1933: 125), South Dakota (Kirk and Balsbaugh 1975: 19), “Nebraska” (Hayward 1897: 108), Kansas (Knaus 1887: 87; Snow 1903: 193), and "New Mexico" (Hayward 1897: 108) probably refer to Bembidion viridicolle LaFerté-Sénectère.

Records.

CAN: NB, NS (CBI), PE USA: AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, TX