Anisodactylus kirbyi Lindroth, 1953

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 646

Anisodactylus kirbyi Lindroth, 1953

Anisodactylus kirbyi Lindroth, 1953b: 174. Type locality: "Cheticamp, Nova Scotia" (holotype label). Holotype (♂) in CNC [# 6574]. Etymology. The specific name honors the English clergyman, entomologist, and naturalist William Kirby [1759-1850] who is best known to the North American entomological community for his taxonomic treatment of the insects brought back by John Richardson from the second arctic expedition (1825-1827) of Sir John Franklin.

Distribution.

This species has a disjunct distribution. In the east, the species is found from Cape Breton Island to southeastern Manitoba south to southern Indiana, southern Pennsylvania, and New Jersey; in the west, the species ranges from southern British Columbia south to southwestern California, east to northern Idaho [see Noonan 1996: Fig. 238].

Records.

CAN: BC (VCI), MB, NB, NS (CBI), ON, PE, QC USA: CA, CT, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, VT, WA, WI