Scaphinotus punctatus (LeConte, 1859)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 168-169

Scaphinotus punctatus (LeConte, 1859)

Cychrus punctatus LeConte, 1859a: 69. Type locality: "Fort Tejon [Kern County, California]" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 605].

Cychrus mimus G.H. Horn, 1874: 20. Type locality: "along the Santa Ana River, at San Bernardino [San Bernardino County], California" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 618]. Synonymy established by Gidaspow (1968: 167).

Brennus gravidus Casey, 1897: 317. Type locality: "southern California" (original citation). Syntype(s) location unknown. Synonymy established by Roeschke (1907a: 191). Note. The specimen in Casey’s collection under the name gravidus is the female from Monterey that Casey stated in his remarks as being probably distinct from the male type.

Brennus catenulatus Casey, 1897: 324. Type locality: "southern California" (original citation). Two syntypes in USNM [# 46038]. Synonymy established by Gidaspow (1968: 167).

Distribution.

This species is found in the southern third of California, including Santa Catalina Island, and in "Baja California" [see Gidaspow 1968: Fig. 7].

Records.

USA: CA (CHI) - Mexico