Harpalus affinis (Schrank, 1781)

Harpalus affinis (Schrank, 1781) View in CoL

Carabus aeneus Fabricius, 1775: 245 [primary homonym of Carabus aeneus DeGeer, 1774]. Type locality: "Lipsia [= Leipzig, Saxony, Germany]" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1968: 768), in ZMUC.

Carabus affinis Schrank, 1781: 212. Type locality: Austria (inferred from title of the book). Syntype(s) probably lost (Lindroth 1968: 768). Synonymy established by Schönherr (1806: 204).

Carabus proteus Paykull, 1790: 115. Type locality: "Svecia australi" (original citation). Syntype(s) probably in NRSS. Synonymy established by Fabricius (1792: 156).

Harpalus viridi-aeneus Palisot de Beauvois, 1811: 108. Type locality: «Pensylvanie» (original citation). Syntype(s) probably lost (Lindroth 1968: 768). Synonymy established by Hatch (1949a: 84).

Harpalus viridis Say, 1823a: 31. Type locality: "East Boston, Mass[achusetts]" (neotype label). Neotype (♂), designated by Lindroth and Freitag (1969: 352), in MCZ [# 32972]. Synonymy established by Brullé (1835c: 287).

Harpalus assimilis Dejean, 1829: 272. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation). One syntype in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 26). Synonymy established, under the name Harpalus viridis Say, by Say (1830c: 19), confirmed by Lindroth (1955b: 26).

Harpalus convictor Casey, 1884b: 12. Type locality: "Willets Point [Queens County], Long Island [New York]" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47747]. Synonymy established, under the name Harpalus viridiaeneus Palisot de Beauvois, by Horn (1885b: 109), confirmed by Lindroth (1954b: 141).

Harpalus canonicus Casey, 1884b: 12. Type locality: "Rhode Island" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47748]. Synonymy established, under the name Harpalus viridiaeneus Palisot de Beauvois, by Horn (1885b: 109), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 768).

Harpalus lustralis Casey, 1884b: 12. Type locality: "New York State" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47749]. Synonymy established, under the name Harpalus viridiaeneus Palisot de Beauvois, by Horn (1885b: 109), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 768).

Harpalus aenescens Casey, 1884b: 12. Type locality: "Rhode Island; Willets Point, Long Island" (original citation). One syntype [4 originally cited] in USNM [# 47750]. Synonymy established, under the name Harpalus viridiaeneus Palisot de Beauvois, by Horn (1885b: 109), confirmed by Lindroth (1968: 768).

Distribution.

This Palaearctic species is adventive in North America where it is known in the east from Newfoundland (Lindroth 1955a: 137) to eastern Minnesota (Ramsey County, CMNH), south to “Kansas” (Lindroth 1955a: 137) and northern (Tucker and Preston Counties, CMNH) and eastern West Virginia (Pendleton County, Foster F. Purrington pers. comm. 2009). The record from southern Florida (Peck and Thomas 1998: 21) may represent a separate introduction. In the west, the species ranges from Alberta and British Columbia, including Vancouver Island (Lindroth 1968: 769), south to western Oregon (Clackamas, Linn, and Yamhill Counties, CMNH) and southwestern Idaho (Owyhee County, Ken Karns pers. comm. 2009); the species is also found in southeastern Arizona (Cochise County, CNC). The first inventoried specimen caught in the east was collected prior to 1798 in Pennsylvania (Palisot de Beauvois, 1811: 108, as Harpalus viridiaeneus ). The species is also adventive in New Zealand since 1975 (Larochelle and Larivière 2005: 52).

Records.

FRA: PM CAN: AB, BC (VCI), LB, NB, NF, NS (CBI), ON, PE, QC USA: AZ, CT, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV - Adventive