On the Aleocharini of Turkey, with notes on some species from adjacent regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)
Author
Assing, Volker
text
Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology
2007
2007-06-30
57
1
177
209
https://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/article/view/1699
journal article
10.21248/contrib.entomol.57.1.177-209
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Aleochara
(
Rheochara
)
leptocera
EPPELSHEIM
, 1889
(
Figs 97-98
)
Aleochara
(
Baryodma
)
leptocera
EPPELSHEIM, 1889:
167
f.
Type material examined:
Neotype
♀
:
♀
/
El Ramleh, Nest von Spalax Ehrenbergi /
Palästina
,
Israel
/
leptocera Epp
/ ex coll. Scheerpeltz /
Neotypus
Rheochara leptocera Epp.
/
Aleochara leptocera Eppelsheim
det. V. Assing 2007 (
NMW
).
“
Holotype
”: Turcia Merkl / c. Eppelsh. Steind. d. /
leptocera Fauv. var. minor
/ 21 /
leptocera Epp. Deutsch.
ent. Zeit. 1889 p. 167 / Typus / Dieses Ex. wurde so von Dr. Likovsky zurückgesendet /
Aleochara spadicea Erichson
det. V. Assing 2007 (
NMW
).
Figs 97-102:
Neotype of
Aleochara leptoceraleptocera
(
97-98
) and lectotype of
A. spalacis
(
99-102
): forebody (
97, 99
); spermatheca (
98
); abdomen (
100
); median lobe of aedeagus in lateral view (
101
); apical lobe of paramere (
102
). Scale bars: 97, 99-100: 1.0 mm; 101: 0.2 mm; 98, 102: 0.1 mm.
Comments:
The original description of
A. leptoceraleptocera
is based on a single
holotype
specimen “von der türkischen Ausbeute Merkl´s” (
EPPELSHEIM, 1889
). In a key to the species of
Rheochara
,
SCHEERPELTZ (1969a)
gave a diagnosis of
A. leptocera
. In the same year,
SCHEERPELTZ (1969b)
published a short supplement to this paper, which he dedicated entirely to the type of
A. leptocera
. As stated in the supplement, the
holotype
had been loaned out to Z. Likovský, but instead of returning the original specimen, he had mounted a small damaged specimen of
A. spadiceaspadicea
on the pin. According to
SCHEERPELTZ (1969b)
, all subsequent attempts at retrieving the original specimen failed, so that a
neotype
was designated. Unfortunately, this
neotype
is a female. In external appearance, it resembles a large dark specimen of
A. spadicea
, but the pronotum is more finely punctate than is usually the case in
A. spadicea
(
Fig. 97
). In addition, the spermathecal duct is of slightly different shape (
Fig. 98
).
There is little chance that it will ever become clear if the
neotype
is really conspecific with the original
holotype
of
A. leptocera
.
Consequently
, the presence of this species in
Turkey
is currently doubtful
.