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 Tachys vittiger LeConte, 1852 Tachys vittiger LeConte, 1852a: 193. Type locality: "San Diego [San Diego County, California]" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1974a: 150), in MCZ [# 5565]. Tachys marginellus LeConte, 1852a: 193. Type locality: "ad flumen Colorado, circa millia xxx a mare" (original citation), according to Hayward (1900: 222) taken at the "Valley of the Colorado River". Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1974a: 150), in MCZ [# 5566]. Synonymy established by Hayward (1900: 234), confirmed by Erwin (1974a: 150). Tachys picturatus Putzeys, 1874: 119. Type locality: "Guana Island, au nord-est d'Antigoa" (original citation, see page 120). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1974a: 150), in IRSN. Synonymy established by Erwin (1974a: 150). Tachys beebei Mutchler, 1925: 223. Type locality: "South Seymour [Galapagos Islands, Ecuador]" (original citation). Holotype (♂) in AMNH [# 258]. Synonymy established by Erwin (1973a: 125). Etymology. The specific name honors the American naturalist, explorer, and author Charles William Beebe [1877-1962] who worked as curator of ornithology for the New York Zoological Society from 1899 to 1952. Tachys ensenadae Mutchler, 1934: 3. Type locality: "Ensenada, Puerto Rico" (original citation). Holotype (♂) in AMNH [# 1054]. Synonymy established by Erwin (1973a: 125). Distribution. This species is known from Vancouver Island (Lindroth 1966: 428, listed as "doubtful" ), along the seacoast in southern California, including Santa Catalina Island (LeConte 1852a: 193; Fall 1901a: 43), Baja California Norte (Moore and Legner 1974: 289), Guatemala (Bates 1882a: 139), the Galapagos Islands (Mutchler 1925: 223, as Tachys beebei ), Antigua (Putzeys 1874: 119, as Tachys picturatus ), Montserrat (Ivie et al. 2008: 238, as Tachys ensenada ), Guana Island (Valentine and Ivie 2005: 275, as Tachys ensenada ), and Puerto Rico (Mutchler 1934: 3, as Tachys ensenadae ). The records from Colorado (Wickham 1902: 235; LeConte 1858a: 28, as Tachys marginellus ) must be in error. Records. CAN : BC (VCI) USA : CA (CHI) - Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guana Island, Guatemala, Mexico, Montserrat, Puerto Rico