Lebia viridipennis Dejean, 1826

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 821-822

Lebia viridipennis Dejean, 1826

Lebia viridipennis Dejean, 1826: 452. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation), restricted to "Brookline [Norfolk County], Mass[achusetts]" by Lindroth (1969a: 1025). One syntype in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 23).

Lebia borea Hentz, 1830: 255. Type locality: «Massachusetts» (original citation). Syntype(s) lost. Synonymy established by LeConte (1846b: 193).

Lebia abrupta Casey, 1920: 250. Type locality: «Indiana» (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47624]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 170).

Lebia viridipennis frontalis Casey, 1920: 251. Type locality: "Keokuk [Lee County], Iowa" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47625]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 170).

Lebia rhodeana Casey, 1920: 251. Type locality: "Boston Neck [Washington County], Rhode Island" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47626]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 170).

Distribution.

The range of this species extends from southwestern Maine (Majka et al. 2011: 47) and southwestern Quebec (LeSage 1996: 22) to southeastern South Dakota (Kirk and Balsbaugh 1975: 37), including southernmost Ontario (Pettit 1869: 107; CNC), south to southeastern Texas along the Rio Grande and southern Florida [see Madge 1967: Fig. 122]. The record from "North Dakota" (Bousquet and Larochelle 1993: 278) needs confirmation.

Records.

CAN: ON, QC USA: AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV [ND]