Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico Author Bousquet, Yves Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada bousquety1@yahoo.com text ZooKeys 2012 2012-11-28 245 1 1722 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 1313-2970-245-1 FFFF52503A0AFF882450FFB66D45FF8E 578462 Omophron americanum Dejean, 1831 Omophron americanum Dejean, 1831: 583. Type locality: "Amerique 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 Baenninger (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 Baenninger (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