Agonum cupreum Dejean, 1831

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 756

Agonum cupreum Dejean, 1831

Agonum cupreum Dejean, 1831: 735. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation), restricted to "Duluth [Saint Louis County], Minnes[ota]" by Lindroth (1966: 596). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 21).

Agonum seminitidum Kirby, 1837: 26. Type locality: "Lat. 54° [= along North Saskatchewan River]" (original citation), restricted to "Edmonton, Al[ber]ta" by Lindroth (1966: 596). Three syntypes in BMNH (Lindroth 1953b: 170). Synonymy established by LeConte (1870: 396), confirmed by Lindroth (1953b: 170).

Agonum chalceum LeConte, 1846b: 224. Type locality: "Lacum Superiorem" (original citation); cited from "Sault Ste Marie, Michigan" by LeConte (1854b: 55). Three syntypes in MCZ [# 5777]. Synonymy established with doubt by LeConte (1863b: 7), confirmed by LeConte (1869b: 248) and Lindroth (1966: 596).

Platynus protractus LeConte, 1854b: 55. Type locality: "Lake Superior and Sandy Lake, Minnesota" (original citation). Four syntypes in MCZ [# 5778]. Synonymy established by LeConte (1879b: 57), confirmed by Lindroth (1966: 596).

Platynus crassicollis LeConte, 1860: 319. Type locality: "Jasper House [= Jasper, Alberta], Rocky Mountains" (original citation). One syntype in MCZ [# 5779]. Synonymy established by Henshaw (1882: 209), confirmed by Lindroth (1966: 596).

Agonum longulum Casey, 1920: 107. Type locality: "[Fort] Douglas [Salt Lake County], Utah" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 127), in USNM [# 47463]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 596).

Agonum parallelum Casey, 1920: 108. Type locality: "Magnolia, Boulder Co[unty], Colorado" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 127), in USNM [# 47464]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 596).

Agonum marquettense Casey, 1920: 108. Type locality: "Marquette [Marquette County, Michigan], Lake Superior" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 127), in USNM [# 47465]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 596).

Agonum seminitidum borealinum Casey, 1920: 109. Type locality: "Duluth [Saint Louis County], Minnesota" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 127), in USNM [# 47467]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 596).

Agonum ovalicauda Casey, 1920: 109. Type locality: "Magnolia, Boulder Co[unty], Colorado" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 128), in USNM [# 47468]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 596).

Agonum esuriale Casey, 1920: 109. Type locality: «Colorado» (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 128), in USNM [# 47470]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 596).

Agonum cupreolucens Casey, 1924: 83. Type locality: "Winnipeg [Manitoba]" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 128), in USNM [# 47466]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 596).

Agonum uintanum Casey, 1924: 83. Type locality: "Mammoth (10000 ft.) [Juab County], Parowan M[oun]t[ain]s, Utah" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 128), in USNM [# 47469]. Synonymy established by Liebherr (1991a: 118).

Distribution.

This species ranges from central Prince Edward Island (CNC) and New Brunswick (Kouchibouguac National Park, CNC) to central Alaska (Lindroth 1966: 598), south at least to east-central California (Mono County, CAS), southeastern Arizona (Dajoz 2007: 21; UASM), northeastern New Mexico (San Miguel County, UASM), South Dakota including the Black Hills (Kirk and Balsbaugh 1975: 25), and northern Michigan (Dunn 1985a: 8; Casey 1920: 108, as Agonum marquettense ). The record from “Kansas” (Horn 1872c: 385, as Platynus chalceus ) needs confirmation.

Records.

CAN: AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT USA: AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MI, MN, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY [KS]

Note.

Lindroth (1966: 597) treated Agonum uintanum Casey as a subspecies of Agonum cupreum Dejean.