Diplous californicus (Motschulsky, 1844)

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Diplous californicus (Motschulsky, 1844)

Patrobus californicus Motschulsky, 1844: 131. Type locality: «Californie» (original citation), cited from "environs de St. Francisco [San Francisco County]" by Motschulsky (1859a: 123). Lectotype, designated by Marek and Kavanaugh (2005: 159), in MCZ [# 8232].

Patrobus trochantericus LeConte, 1869c: 375. Type locality: "Fort Crook [Shasta County], northern California" (original citation). Two syntypes in MCZ [# 5593]. Synonymy established by Horn (1875: 131), confirmed by Darlington (1938: 149).

Platidius latipennis Casey, 1918: 399. Type locality: Gualala, Mendocino County, California (lectotype label according to Lindroth 1975: 114). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 114), in USNM [# 46067]. Synonymy established (as aberration) by Csiki (1928: 342), confirmed by Darlington (1938: 149).

Platidius incisus Casey, 1918: 399. Type locality: "south of San Francisco, California" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 114), in USNM [# 46065]. Synonymy established (as aberration) by Csiki (1928: 342), confirmed by Darlington (1938: 149).

Platidius strenuus Casey, 1918: 400. Type locality: "Washington State" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 114), in USNM [# 46069]. Synonymy established (as aberration) by Csiki (1928: 342), confirmed by Darlington (1938: 149).

Platidius rectus Casey, 1918: 400. Type locality: "Reno [Washoe County], Nevada" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 114), in USNM [# 46066]. Synonymy established (as aberration) by Csiki (1928: 342), confirmed by Darlington (1938: 149).

Platidius sierranus Casey, 1918: 401. Type locality: "Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras Co[unty], California" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 114), in USNM [# 46068]. Synonymy established (as aberration) by Csiki (1928: 342), confirmed by Darlington (1938: 149).

Platidius breviusculus Casey, 1918: 401. Type locality: "Reno [Washoe County], Nevada" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 46070]. Synonymy established by Darlington (1938: 149).

Distribution.

This species ranges from western Montana (Russell 1968: 47) to Vancouver Island (Lindroth 1961a: 188), south to the northern part of the Coast Ranges in California and the Sierra Nevada (Darlington 1938: 149; Marek and Kavanaugh 2005: 160).

Records.

CAN: BC (VCI) USA: CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA