Ochthedromus ephippiger Bembidion ephippiger Bembidion ephippigerum Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico Bousquet, Yves ZooKeys 2012 2012-11-28 245 1 1722 8L2WB 45E3C860-4490-AB6F-3069-C609F452F044 (LeConte, 1852) LeConte 1852 Insecta Carabidae Bembidion GBIF Animalia Bembidion ephippigerum Coleoptera 411 412 Arthropoda species ephippigerum   Ochthedromus ephippigerLeConte, 1852a: 188. Type locality: "San Diego [San Diego County, California]" (original citation). Two syntypes in MCZ [# 5542]. Note. According to ICZN (1999: example for Article 31.2.2), names ending in - ferand - germay be nouns in apposition (e.g.,  Bembidion ephippiger) or adjectives in the masculine gender (e.g.,  Bembidion ephippigerum). In such case the name is to be treated as a noun in apposition unless the author indicated that the name was an adjective or the evidence of usage is decisive. LeConte (1852a: 188) did not specify that the name was an adjective but the evidence of usage is decisive because the name has been treated as an adjective since Leng (1920: 51).  Distribution. This species is confined to the west coast ranging from Vancouver Island (Lindroth 1963b: 345) to southern California (LeConte 1852a: 188; Fall 1901a: 42). Therecords from "Montana," "Wyoming," "Utah," "Arizona"(Hayward 1897: 111), and "Colorado"(Csiki 1928: 118) almost certainly refer to  Bembidion salinariumCasey.  Records.  CAN: BC (VCI) USA: CA (CHI), OR, WA