Brachinus mexicanus Brachinus convexus Brachynus le contei Brachinus lecontei Brachinus fidelis Brachinus lecontei Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico Bousquet, Yves ZooKeys 2012 2012-11-28 245 1 1722 MT4M CC2F0439-B8AD-0670-5327-B2AF1AD97981 Dejean, 1831 Dejean 1831 Insecta Carabidae Brachinus GBIF Animalia Brachinus mexicanus Coleoptera 481 482 Arthropoda species mexicanus   Brachinus mexicanusDejean, 1831: 428. Type locality: "Mexique"(original citation), restricted to "Baja California" by Erwin (1970a: 104), herein to Catavina(see Erwin 1970a: 106). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1970a: 104), in MHNP.  Brachinus convexusChaudoir, 1837a: 7. Type locality: "Mexique"(original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1970a: 104), in MHNP. Synonymy established by Chaudoir (1876a: 73), confirmed by Erwin (1970a: 104).  Brachynus le conteiMotschulsky, 1859a: 139 [primary homonym of  Brachinus leconteiLeConte, 1844]. Type locality: California (inferred from title of the paper). Two syntypes in ZMMU (Erwin 1965: 10). Synonymy established by Lindroth (1969a: 1099) based on Erwin's(1969c) thesis.  Brachinus fidelisLeConte, 1863a: 524. Type locality: "Kern [Kern County, California]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1970a: 104), in MCZ [# 5852]. Synonymy established, under the name  Brachinus leconteiMotschulsky, by Erwin (1965: 9). Note. LeConte (1863a: 524) reported this species from "New Mexico, Arizona and Lower California" suggesting that the specimen selected as lectotype may not be a syntype.  Distribution. This species occurs from eastern Washington to northern Illinois, south to Guatemala and the southern part of the Baja California Peninsula [see Erwin 1970a: Fig. 252].  Records.  USA: AR, AZ, CA, IL, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA - Guatemala, Mexico