Anelaphus moestus (LeConte)

(Fig. 2a)

Elaphidion moestum LeConte 1854: 442 .

Anoplium laterale Casey 1914: 365 . Synonymy by Linsley (1963: 111).

Anoplium pinorum Casey 1914: 365, new synonym .

Discussion. This species was reported from Arizona in Linsley (1963), but no specific locality records were published until this study was undertaken. The following records of material examined further document its distribution in the southwestern United States. Anoplium pinorum Casey, 1914, treated as a subspecies of Anelaphus moestus by Linsley (1963), is here considered a synonym of Anelaphus moestus since the size, color, and punctation characters identified by Casey are concluded to be individual variation. Also, the wide distribution of the nominotypical form which encompasses the type locality of Anoplium pinorum (Southern Pines, North Carolina) contradicts the expectation of allopatry for subspecies.

Material examined. USA: Arizona: Cochise Co., 7 mi. W. Sunsites, 10 July 2007, F. W. Skillman, Jr. (1, FWSC); Gila Co., Mt. Ord Road, FS620, 2 mi. E. Jct. Rt. 87, 20 July 2017, J. Huether (1, JHC) ; Graham Co., Aravaipa Canyon, Turkey Creek, 11 August 1998, UV & MV light, F. W. Skillman, Jr. (1, FWSC) ; Graham Co., Aravaipa Canyon, Turkey Creek, 11 August 2001, on dead hackberry, F. W. Skillman, Jr. (1, FWSC) ; Maricopa Co., Sunflower, brown sugar trap, 29 July – 5 August 1995, F. W. Skillman, Jr. (3, FWSC) ; Oklahoma: Comanche Co., Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Lake Rush, 1671 ′, 34°44 ′ 21 ″ N, 98°36 ′ 20 ″ W, 7 July 2000, red wine trap, S. W. Lingafelter & N. E. Woodley (1, SWLC) ; Texas: Comal Co., Bulverde, 15–16 June 1996, UVBL, B. Warner, J. Wappes (1, FWSC) ; Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mountains Resort, 5800 ′, 17 June 1991, D. G. Marqua (1, SWLC) ; Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mountains, Boy Scout Road (FM 1832), 1270 m, 30°48.433 ′ N, 103°54.650 ′ W, 13 August 2015, MV/UV lights, S. W. Lingafelter (1, SWLC) ; Jeff Davis Co., FM 1832, 1 mi. W. SR17, 24 June 2014, F. W. Skillman, Jr. (11, FWSC); Presidio Co., Plata, 14 July 2009, MV & Blacklight, Skillman & Ribardo (2, FWSC) .