Stenomorphus californicus rufipes LeConte, 1858

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Stenomorphus californicus rufipes LeConte, 1858

Stenomorphus rufipes LeConte, 1858b: 59. Type locality not stated; "Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas" selected by Ball et al. (1991: 958). Lectotype [as holotype] (♀), designated by Ball et al. (1991: 958), in MCZ [# 5882].

Stenomorphus batesi Casey, 1914: 168. Type locality: "Guanajuato, Mexico" (holotype label). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in BMNH (Ball et al. 1991: 958). Synonymy established by Ball et al. (1991: 958). Etymology. The specific name was proposed in honor of the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates [1825-1892], one of the most remarkable and progressive systematists of his time. After collecting for 11 years in different areas of Amazonia, Bates returned to England and eventually took the position of Assistant Secretary at the Royal Geographical Society of London. Bates published mainly on the systematics of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera . Note. Casey (1914: 168) described this taxon from the illustration published in Bates (1882a: plate III, figure 22). The specimen upon which the illustration was drawn is in the British Museum (Natural History) and is de facto the holotype (ICZN 1999: Article 72.5.6).

Stenomorphus scolopax Casey, 1914: 169. Type locality: "Fort Worth [Tarrant County], Texas" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Ball et al. (1991: 958), in USNM [# 47907]. Synonymy established by Ball et al. (1991: 959).

Stenomorphus parallelus Casey, 1924: 122. Type locality: "McPherson [McPherson County], Kansas" (original citation). Lectotype [as holotype] (♀), designated by Ball et al. (1991: 958), in USNM [# 47908]. Synonymy established by Ball et al. (1991: 959).

Stenomorphus arcuatus Casey, 1924: 122. Type locality: "Dallas [Dallas County], Texas" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 47909]. Synonymy established by Ball et al. (1991: 959).

Distribution.

This subspecies ranges from northern Missouri to southern Nebraska (Adams County, Foster F. Purrington pers. comm. 2009), south to the Yucatán Peninsula, west to the southern portion of the Baja California Peninsula, east to central Alabama [see Ball et al. 1991: Fig. 24]. One specimen is known from Clemson, South Carolina (Ciegler 2000: 104).

Records.

USA: AL, AR, AZ, CA, KS, LA, MO, MS, NE, OK, TX [SC] - Mexico