Amara exlineae Minsk and Hatch, 1939

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 579-580

Amara exlineae Minsk and Hatch, 1939

Amara exlineae Minsk and Hatch, 1939: 215. Type locality: "Paradise Park, M[oun]t Rainier [Pierce County], Wash[ington]" (original citation). Holotype (♂) in USNM. Etymology. The specific name was proposed for the American arachnologist Harriet Idola Exline [1909-1968], also known as Mrs. Donald Leslie Frizzell.

Distribution.

This species is known from southwestern Alberta (Waterton Lakes National Park, UASM), southern British Columbia (Jarrett and Scudder 2001: 379), Washington (Minsk and Hatch 1939: 215; Pierce County, UASM), eastern Oregon (Baker County, CNC), and northwestern Montana (Flathead County, UASM). There is one specimen, identified by Hieke, from Mayo in central Yukon Territory (CNC).

Records.

CAN: AB, BC USA: MT, OR, WA [YT]

Note.

This form was considered a synonym of Amara idahoana Casey by Lindroth (1968: 703) but regarded as a valid species by Hieke (1993: 123).