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 Scaphinotus velutinus ( Menetries , 1843) Cychrus velutinus Menetries , 1843: 53. Type locality: "Californie" (original citation), herein restricted to Fort Ross, Sonoma County (see Gidaspow 1973: 72). Syntype(s) in ZILR. Pemphus longipes Casey, 1897: 339. Type locality: "Humboldt Co[unty], California" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 46012]. Synonymy established by Gidaspow (1973: 70). Pemphus opacus Casey, 1899: 97. Type locality: "Sonoma Co[unty], California" (original citation). Two syntypes [2 originally cited] in USNM [# 46011]. Synonymy established by Roeschke (1907a: 169). Distribution. This species ranges from northwestern Oregon to the San Francisco Bay area in California [see Gidaspow 1973: Fig. 3]. The record from Vancouver Island (LeConte 1869c: 370) is probably in error. Records. USA : CA, OR