Selenophorus pedicularius Dejean, 1829

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scientific name	Selenophorus pedicularius Dejean
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Selenophorus pedicularius Dejean View in CoL ( Fig. 45 View Figs )

Selenophorus pedicularius Dejean 1829: 100 View in CoL . Type locality: North America; restricted to Texas (Fort Worth, Tarrant Co.) by Lindroth (1968: 825). Types: MNHN.

Selenophorus troglodytes Dejean 1829: 101 View in CoL . Type locality: North America. Types: MNHN.

Selenophorus aereus LeConte 1847: 393 View in CoL . Type locality: Missouri “territory” . Types: MCZ #5915.

Selenophorus puellus Putzeys 1878a: 40 View in CoL . Type locality: United States. Types: MNHN.

Selenophorus cupreolus Casey 1914: 149 View in CoL , new synonymy. Type locality: Texas. Types: USNM #47883.

Selenophorus riparius Casey 1914: 150 View in CoL , new synonymy. Type locality: Mississippi ( Vicksburg , Warren Co.) . Types: USNM #47885.

Selenophorus houstoni Casey 1914: 151 View in CoL , new synonymy. Type locality: Texas ( Austin , Travis Co.) . Types: USNM #47886.

Selenophorus implicans Casey 1914: 151 View in CoL , new synonymy. Type locality: Louisiana (Alexandria, Rapides Parish) . Types: USNM #47887.

Descriptive Notes. Microsculpture strongly impressed, on pronotum regularly isodiametric, on elytra nearly isodiametric. Pronotum broad against elytra with sides evenly curved toward broadly rounded hind angles. Hind femur posteriorly with fewer than 5 long setae. Metatarsi dorsally with conspicuous, long setae. Dimorphism + ♂ 1 — ♀ 2 with one aberrant + ♂ 2 from Kansas (Douglas Co.: Lawrence) (WIRC). Median lobe with dorsoapical plate short, sides converged subacutely toward apex, lip inconspicuous. Endophallus without spines; indistinct dark membranous field in ostium. ABL 4.5–6.5 mm .

Range. CAN: ON; USA: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY*, LA, MD, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY; Mexico.

Remarks. Casey’ s descriptions of the four species here proposed for synonymy are subtle and difficult to interpret. We found no convincing differences from S. pedicularius among vast studied material from the southern states. Photographs of the four type specimens supported our conclusion. Genitalia were not available for comparison.

References

Casey, T. L. 1914. Memoirs on the Coleoptera. V. The New Era Printing Company, Lancaster, PA. 387 pp. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 961930 (accessed 8 January 2021).

Dejean, P. F. M. A. 1829. Species general des coleopteres, de la collection de M. le Comte Dejean. Tome quatrieme. Mequignon-Marvis, Paris, vii + 520 pp. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 9377833 (accessed 8 January 2021).

LeConte, J. L. 1847. A descriptive catalogue of the geodephagous Coleoptera inhabiting the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 4: 355 - 464. DOI: 10.5962 / bhl. title. 9701.

Lindroth, C. H. 1968. The Ground-Beetles (Carabidae, excl. Cicindelinae) of Canada and Alaska. Part 5. Opuscula Entomologica, Supplementum 33. Lund University, Sweden, pp. 649 - 944.

Putzeys, J. A. A. H. 1878 a. Description des Selenophorus de l' Amerique. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 39: 1 - 73.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae
Genus	Selenophorus