Cychrus oreophilus Brennus oreophilus hoppingi Brennus oreophilus humeralis Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico Bousquet, Yves ZooKeys 2012 2012-11-28 245 1 1722 6Y5HD 46D39D82-251E-0878-517A-471F1B53B409 (Rivers, 1890) Rivers 1890 Insecta Carabidae Scaphinotus GBIF,CoL Animalia Scaphinotus oreophilus Coleoptera 167 168 Arthropoda species oreophilus   Cychrus oreophilusRivers, 1890b: 111. Type locality: "Shingle Springs, Eldorado County, California" (original citation). Two syntypes probably in ZMUA (collection Vogt) though not listed by Boer (2002).  Brennus oreophilus hoppingiRoeschke, 1907a: 183. Type locality: "SuedlicherArm des King River (4500-5500'), Fresno Co[unty] [California]" (original citation). Five syntypes in ZMUA (Boer 2002: 56). Synonymy established by Gidaspow (1968: 164). Etymology. The specific name was proposed for Ralph Hopping [1868-1941], forest entomologist in California and later in Vernon, British Columbia. Hopping built up a large collection of western beetles which was sold by his widow to the California Academy of Sciences in 1948.  Brennus oreophilus humeralisCasey, 1914: 30. Type locality: "Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras Co[unty], California" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 46039]. Synonymy established by Gidaspow (1968: 164).  Distribution. This species is known from central California [see Gidaspow 1968: Fig. 3] and from Grand County in eastern Utah (Gidaspow 1968: 165). The record from "Nevada"(Bousquet and Larochelle 1993: 84) needs confirmation.  Records.  USA: CA, UT [NV]