Tachypus curtus Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico Bousquet, Yves ZooKeys 2012 2012-11-28 245 1 1722 5DLFG 166E9BBC-B091-5C7A-A595-150796CFC320 curtum (Heyden, 1870) curtum (Heyden 1870 Heyden 1870 Insecta Carabidae Asaphidion GBIF Animalia Asaphidion curtum subsp. curtum Coleoptera 345 346 Arthropoda subSpecies curtum curtum   Tachypus curtusHeyden, 1870: 65. Type locality: "Valenzia, Albufera [Spain]" (original citation). Syntype(s) [2 originally cited] location unknown (possibly in DEI).  Distribution. This European and North African subspecies is adventive in North America where it is known from Maine (Larochelle and Lariviere1990a: 28, 33, as  Asaphidion flavipes) and southeastern New Hampshire (Bell 1989b: 204, as  Asaphidion flavipes) to Long Island, New York (Davidson and Langworthy 1981: 280, as  Asaphidion flavipes). The first inventoried specimens collected on this continent were found in the late 1920s in Long Island (Cooper 1930: 21, as  Asaphidion flavipes), the next ones were found in 1976 also on Long Island (Davidson and Langworthy 1981: 280).  Records.  USA: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI - Adventive  Note. Two other subspecies, one from Morocco (  Asaphidion curtum moroccanumAntoine) and the other from the Canary Islands (  Asaphidion curtum delatorreiUyttenboogaart), are recognized.    Figure22.  Asaphidion curtum curtum(Heyden). This adventive bembidiine was reported in the North American literature under the name  Asaphidion flavipes(Linnaeus) until a study of the male genitalia showed that the specimens were in fact conspecific with the morphologically similar  Asaphidion curtum.  Asaphidionspecies are odd-looking bembidiines and Linnaeus originally associated them with tiger beetles probably because of their large eyes and absence of elytral striae.