Omophron americanum Dejean, 1831

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 269

Omophron americanum Dejean, 1831

Omophron americanum Dejean, 1831: 583. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation), restricted to "Montreal area, Queb[ec]" by Lindroth (1961a: 12). One syntype in MHNP (Lindroth 1955a: 31).

Omophron saii Kirby, 1837: 65. Type locality: «Canada» (original citation). One syntype in BMNH (Lindroth 1953b: 177). Synonymy established by LeConte (1847: 447), confirmed by Lindroth (1953b: 177).

Omophron lacustre Casey, 1897: 301. Type locality: "Bayfield [Bayfield County, Wisconsin], Lake Superior" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 48086]. Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Omophron texanum Casey, 1897: 302. Type locality: "Austin [Travis County], Texas" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 48088]. Synonymy established, under the name Omophron lacustre Casey, by Bänninger (1921: 119).

Omophron fontinale Casey, 1913: 41. Type locality: "Jemez Springs [Sandoval County], New Mexico" (original citation). Two syntypes in USNM [# 48090]. Synonymy established, under the name Omophron texanum Casey, by Bänninger (1921: 118).

Omophron iridescens Casey, 1913: 41. Type locality: "Vicksburg [Warren County], Mississippi" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 48079]. Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Omophron lengi Casey, 1920: 135. Type locality: "South Carolina" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 48085]. Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Omophron illustre Casey, 1920: 136. Type locality: "Vineyard [Utah County], Utah" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 48094]. Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Homophron tanneri Chandler, 1941: 100. Type locality: "Moab, San Juan Co[unty], Utah" (original citation). Holotype (♀) in BYUC (Shawn M. Clark pers. comm. 2007). Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Homophron tanneri proximum Chandler, 1941: 102. Type locality: "Box Canyon near the junction of Calf Creek and the Escalante River in Garfield Co[unty], Utah" (original citation). Holotype in BYUC (Shawn M. Clark pers. comm. 2007). Synonymy established by Benschoter and Cook (1956: 426).

Distribution.

This species ranges from Newfoundland (Lindroth 1955a: 150) to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta (Lindroth 1961a: 12), south to northeastern Arizona, the state of Coahuila in Mexico (Benschoter and Cook 1956: 427), and the Florida Panhandle (Peck and Thomas 1998: 15). The record from "Vera Cruz" (Benschoter and Cook 1956: 428) needs confirmation.

Records.

CAN: AB, MB, NB, NF, NS (CBI), ON, PE, QC, SK USA: AL, AR, AZ, 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, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY - Mexico