Agonum cyanopis (Bates, 1882)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 762

Agonum cyanopis (Bates, 1882)

Anchomenus cyanopis Bates, 1882a: 94. Type locality: "Guanajuato, Mexico" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♂), designated by Liebherr (1982: 153), in BMNH. Note. The specific name probably derives from the Latin adjective cyaneus, - a, - um (dark blue) and the Latin noun ops, - opis (riches, wealth) and refers to the dark blue coloration of the adult. The ending of the name remains unchanged whether the name is combined with a masculine generic name such as Anchomenus or a neutral generic name such as Agonum . The spelling Agonum cyanope , used by modern authors since the 1980s, is incorrect.

Distribution.

This species is found from eastern Arizona and western New Mexico south through the Sierra Madre Occidental to the Mexican states of Guerrero, Puebla, and Vera Cruz [see Liebherr 1986: Fig. 37].

Records.

USA: AZ, NM - Mexico