Lebia viridis Say, 1823

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 823-824

Lebia viridis Say, 1823

Lebia viridis Say, 1823a: 14. Type locality: "Camp Hill [Cumberland County], P[ennsylvani]a" (neotype label). Neotype (♂), designated by Lindroth and Freitag (1969: 349), in MCZ [# 33006].

Lebia viridis Dejean, 1825: 271 [primary homonym of Lebia viridis Say, 1823]. Type locality: «Kentucki» (syntype label). One syntype in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 22). Synonymy established with doubt by Say (1830a: 135), confirmed by Lindroth (1955b: 22).

Lebia smaragdula Dejean, 1831: 387. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation). One syntype in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 23). Synonymy established by LeConte (1880a: 88).

Lamprias cyanellus Motschulsky, 1850a: 42. Type locality: «California» (original citation), cited from "St. Francisco [San Francisco County]" by Motschulsky (1859a: 145). Lectotype, designated by Bousquet (1997b: 331), in ZMMU. Synonymy established, under the name Lebia smaragdula Dejean, by LeConte (1869b: 248), confirmed by Bousquet (1997b: 331).

Lebia viridis var. violaceipennis Chaudoir, 1871a: 193. Type locality: «Guatemala» (original citation). Syntype(s) in MHNP. Synonymy established by Bates (1883a: 223).

Lebia viridis var. subopaca Schaeffer, 1910: 397. Type locality: "Huachuca M[oun]t[ain]s [Cochise County], Arizona" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin and House (1978: 239), in USNM [# 42504]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 177).

Lebia truckeensis Casey, 1920: 241. Type locality: "Reno [Washoe County], Nevada" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] in USNM [# 47635]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia castigata Casey, 1920: 242. Type locality: "Placer Co[unty], California" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47638]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia adolescens Casey, 1920: 242. Type locality: "Boston Neck, Rhode Island; Southern Pines, North Carolina" (original citation), restricted to "Boston Neck [Washington County]" by Madge (1967: 178). Four syntypes in USNM [# 47639]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia evoluta Casey, 1920: 243. Type locality: "Las Vegas, New Mexico; Kansas" (original citation), restricted to "Las Vegas [San Miguel County]" by Madge (1967: 178). Two syntypes in USNM [# 47640]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia histrica Casey, 1920: 243. Type locality: "Boston Neck [Washington County], Rhode Island" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47641]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia bracata Casey, 1920: 243. Type locality: "probably Indiana" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 47642]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia magica Casey, 1920: 244. Type locality: "S[ain]t Louis, Missouri" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47643]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia incitata Casey, 1920: 244. Type locality: "Hoopa Valley, Humboldt Co[unty], California" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47644]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia subaffinis Casey, 1920: 244. Type locality: "Fort Wingate [McKinley County], New Mexico" (original citation). Two syntypes in USNM [# 47645]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia vermiculina Casey, 1920: 245. Type locality: "Boston Neck [Washington County], Rhode Island" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47628]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia prominens Casey, 1920: 245. Type locality: "probably Indiana" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] in USNM [# 47627]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia planifera Casey, 1920: 246. Type locality: «Tuçson [Pima County], Arizona" (original citation). Six syntypes in USNM [# 47629]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia cobaltina Casey, 1920: 246. Type locality: "Colonia Garcia, Sierra Madre M[oun]t[ain]s, Chihuahua, Mexico" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47630]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia papago Casey, 1920: 247. Type locality: «Tuçson [Pima County], Arizona" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47631]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia papago trajecta Casey, 1920: 247. Type locality: «Arizona» (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47632]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Lebia duluthiana Casey, 1920: 247. Type locality: "Duluth [Saint Louis County], Minnesota" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47633]. Synonymy established by Madge (1967: 178).

Distribution.

This widely distributed species ranges from Nova Scotia to northwestern Yukon Territory, south to southern California along the Mexican border, Guatemala (Chaudoir 1871a: 192), and southern Florida [see Madge 1967: Fig. 139]; also reported from some islands of the Greater Antilles (Blackwelder 1944: 56). According to Shimonoya (2004), this species has been recently found in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Records.

CAN: AB, BC (VCI), MB, NB, NS (CBI), NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT USA: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico