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 Metrius contractus contractus Eschscholtz, 1829 Metrius contractus Eschscholtz, 1829: 7. Type locality: "Californien" (original citation), restricted to "San Francisco [San Francisco County]" by Lindroth (1961a: 6). One syntype probably in MHNP (collection Dejean), others possibly in ZMMU. Distribution. This subspecies ranges from southwestern British Columbia (Lindroth 1961a: 8) to San Luis Obispo County in California along the Coast Ranges and, usually at low elevation, to Tulare County in the Sierra Nevada (Bousquet and Goulet 1990: 17, Fig. 6). Records. CAN : BC USA : CA, OR, WA