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 Harpalus compar LeConte, 1847 Carabus bicolor Fabricius, 1775: 241 [primary homonym of Carabus bicolor Drury, 1773]. Type locality: "America" (original citation), restricted to "Rumney [Grafton County], N[ew] H[ampshire]" by Lindroth (1968: 763). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1968: 763) in ZMUC. Harpalus compar LeConte, 1847: 395. Type locality: United States east of the Rocky Mountains (inferred from title of the paper). Lectotype (♀), designated by Ball and Anderson (1962: 70), in MCZ [# 5895]. Synonymy established by Ball and Anderson (1962: 70). Harpalus nactus Casey, 1914: 82. Type locality: "Arizona" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Ball and Anderson (1962: 70), in USNM [# 47773]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1932: 174), confirmed by Ball and Anderson (1962: 70). Harpalus feroculus Casey, 1924: 98. Type locality: "Boston Neck [Washington County], Rhode Island" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 47760]. Synonymy established with doubt by Hatch (1932: 174), confirmed by Ball and Anderson (1962: 70). Harpalus admissus Casey, 1924: 99. Type locality: "Duluth [Saint Louis County], Minnesota" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♂), designated by Ball and Anderson (1962: 70), in USNM [# 47772]. Synonymy established by Ball and Anderson (1962: 70). Harpalus excubans Casey, 1924: 99. Type locality: "Watch Hill [Washington County], Rhode Island" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 137), in USNM [# 47775]. Synonymy established with doubt by Lindroth (1968: 763). Note. Ball and Anderson (1962: 79) regarded the lectotype of Harpalus excubans Casey as an hybrid erythropus x bicolor . Lindroth (1968: 764) believed the specimen was probably a small Harpalus bicolor . Distribution. This species ranges from Nova Scotia to southern Manitoba, south to southeastern Arizona, southeastern Texas, and central Florida [see Ball and Anderson 1962: Fig. 39]. Records. CAN : MB, NS, ON, QC USA : AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY