Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
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Bousquet, Yves
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
bousquety1@yahoo.com
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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