Selenophorus gagatinus Dejean, 1829

Selenophorus gagatinus Dejean, 1829 View in CoL

Selenophorus gagatinus Dejean, 1829: 112. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation), restricted to "Arlington [Middlesex County], Mass[achusetts]" by Lindroth (1968: 824). One syntype in MHNP (Lindroth 1955b: 27).

Selenophorus maurus Haldeman, 1843b: 301. Type locality: southeastern Pennsylvania (Haldeman 1843a: 297). One possible syntype, a ♀ labeled "[pink disc] / 243. [handwritten] / H. (S.) gagatinus (Dej.) maurus Hald. [handwritten]," in MCZ (collection LeConte). Synonymy established by LeConte (1847: 390).

Selenophorus viridescens LeConte, 1847: 392. Type locality: "insula Longa NovEboraci [= Long Island, New York]" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 5921]. Synonymy established by Horn (1880e: 183).

Distribution.

The range of this species extends from Nova Scotia (Kings County, NSNH) to central Wisconsin (Purrington et al. 2002: 201), south to central Texas (Travis County, UASM) and southern Florida (Peck and Thomas 1998: 22). The records from southern Arizona (Horn 1880e: 181; Wickham 1898: 301) need confirmation.

Records.

CAN: NB, NS, ON, QC USA: AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV [AZ]