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 Dromochorus belfragei Salle , 1877 Dromochorus belfragei Salle , 1877: 6. Type locality: "Dallas, Wasco, sur les bords de la Trinity-River, Texas" (original citation). Syntype(s) probably in MHNP. Etymology. The specific name honors Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage [1834-1882], a professional insect collector in Texas. Belfrage was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and moved to the United States in his 20s. During Belfrage's time, the standard rate was five cents per specimen (Sorensen 1995: 37). Dromochorus bellefragei Heyne, 1893: 3. Unjustified emendation for Dromochorus belfragei Salle , 1877. Dromochorus sericeus Casey, 1897: 294. Type locality: "Texas" (original citation). Two syntypes [3 originally cited] in USNM [# 45894] and one in DEI ( Doebler 1973: 409). Synonymy established by Leng (1902: 110). Distribution. This species, also known as the "Loamy-ground Dromo Tiger Beetle", ranges from central and coastal Texas (Pearson et al. 2006: 160) south to Tamaulipas (Cazier 1954: 297); it was also recorded from southeastern Colorado (Michels et al. 2008). Records. USA : CO, TX - Mexico