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 Calosoma wilkesii (LeConte, 1852) Callisthenes wilkesii LeConte, 1852a: 200. Type locality: "Oregon" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 635]. Etymology. The specific name honors Charles Wilkes [1798-1877], American naval officer and explorer who commanded the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842), commonly known as the Wilkes Expedition. The expedition included naturalists who brought back entomological specimens. Distribution. This species is found west of the Rocky Mountains from south-central British Columbia south to "California" (Lindroth 1961a: 54). Records. CAN : BC USA : CA, ID, OR, WA