Brachinus alternans Brachinus librator Brachinus deyrollii Brachinus strenuus Brachinus deyrollii Brachinus tormentarius Brachinus distinguendus Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico Bousquet, Yves ZooKeys 2012 2012-11-28 245 1 1722 MT35 BD5D6545-4191-5EA6-A938-317F64337B6E Dejean, 1825 Dejean 1825 Insecta Carabidae Brachinus GBIF Animalia Brachinus alternans Coleoptera 475 476 Arthropoda species alternans   Brachinus alternansDejean, 1825: 316. Type locality: "Georgie"(original citation), herein restricted to Thomasville, Thomas County (see Erwin 1970a: 90). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1970a: 88), in MHNP.  Brachinus libratorDejean, 1831: 425. Type locality: "Ameriqueseptentrionale" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy; designated lectotype by Erwin (1970a: 88)] (♂) in MHNP. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1969a: 1099) based on Erwin's(1969c) thesis.  Brachinus deyrollii LaFerte-Senectere, 1841a: 42. Type locality: "Missouri"(lectotype label). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1970a: 88), in MHNP. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1969a: 1099) based on Erwin's(1969c) thesis. Etymology. The specific name was proposed for the French amateur coleopterist Achille Deyrolle [1818-1865], a dealer of natural history specimens in Paris.  Brachinus strenuusLeConte, 1844: 48. Type locality: "Georgia"(original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1970a: 88), in MCZ [# 5844]. Synonymy established with doubt, under the name  Brachinus deyrollii LaFerte-Senectere, by LeConte (1858a: 28), confirmed by Erwin (1970a: 88).  Brachinus tormentariusLeConte, 1846b: 200. Type locality: "provinciis occidentalibus" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1970a: 88), in MCZ [# 5845]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1969a: 1099) based on Erwin's(1969c) thesis.  Brachinus distinguendusChaudoir, 1868b: 287. Type locality: Ameriqueseptentrionale (inferred from title of the paper). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1970a: 88), in MHNP. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1969a: 1099) based on Erwin's(1969c) thesis.  Distribution. This species extends from Connecticut and "Rhode Island" (Sikes 2003: 8) to southern Minnesota and northeastern Nebraska, south to the Rio Grande in south-centralNew Mexico and southeastern Texas, and the Florida Keys [see Erwin 1970a: Fig. 201].  Records.  USA: AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV