Scaphinotus crenatus (Motschulsky, 1859)

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Scaphinotus crenatus (Motschulsky, 1859)

Cychrus crenatus Motschulsky, 1859a: 161. Type locality: «Californie» (original citation), herein restricted to Fort Tejon, Kern County (see LeConte 1859a: 69, as Cychrus striatus ). Lectotype [as holotype] (♂), designated by Kryzhanovskij (1968: 186), in ZMMU.

Cychrus striatus LeConte, 1859a: 69. Type locality: "Fort Tejon [Kern County, California]" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in MCZ [# 607]. Synonymy established by LeConte (1863b: 3).

Brennus gentilis Casey, 1897: 322. Type locality: "near Monterey [Monterey County], California" (original citation). Seven syntypes [10 originally cited] in USNM [# 46021]. Synonymy established by Roeschke (1907a: 184), confirmed by Gidaspow (1968: 173).

Brennus productus Casey, 1914: 29. Type locality: «California» (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 46023]. Synonymy established, under the name Scaphinotus ventricosus var. striatus (LeConte), by Lapouge (1933: 696), confirmed by Gidaspow (1968: 173).

Brennus montereyensis Casey, 1920: 177. Type locality: "Monterey [Monterey County], California" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 46022]. Synonymy established by Gidaspow (1968: 173).

Distribution.

This species ranges from Sonoma County in California to the Pacific Coast of Baja California Norte, east to the San Bernardino Mountains [see Gidaspow 1968: Fig. 10]. One specimen from Hidalgo state in Mexico is probably mislabeled, as pointed out by Gidaspow (1968: 176).

Records.

USA: CA - Mexico