Pachybrachis hepaticus hepaticus

Barney, Robert J., 2019, Key to All Sixty-Four Species of Pachybrachis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae) in the Eastern USA, The Coleopterists Bulletin 73 (1), pp. 85-96 : 93

26. Pachybrachis hepaticus hepaticus (F. E. Mel-

sheimer, 1847) ( Type in MCZ) .

Barney et al. 2013: habitus 5, map 5.

Synonym. Cryptocephalus punctatus Haldeman, 1849 (Type in MCZ).

Remarks. Pachybrachis hepaticus is most likely found in all 48 contiguous states. Riley et al. (2003) listed 34 states, five Canadian provinces, Mexico, and Central America. Further research may reveal that multiple species are represented and that P. hepaticus deserves its own genus rather than placed in Pachybrachis .