Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes
Author
Gusarov, Vladimir I.
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Atheta parvipennis
Bernhauer, 1907
(Figs.
183–185 in
Lohse
et al.
1990
(as
Boreostiba hudsonica
))
Atheta
(
Ousipalia
)
parvipennis
Bernhauer, 1907: 398
.
Atheta
(
Ousipalia
)
parvipennis
:
Fenyes, 1920: 252
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Ousipalia
)
parvipennis
:
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 620
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Ousipalia
)
parvipennis
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 369
(as valid species).
Geostiba parvipennis
:
Seevers, 1978: 261
(as valid species).
Boreostiba hudsonica
Lohse
in
Lohse
et al.
, 1990: 193
,
syn. nov.
Type material.
Lectotype
of
Atheta parvipennis
(here designated):
♂
, “
Banff Alta
[
Alberta
] 06.6.24 [
6.vi.1924
] Dr A Fenyes”, “294.”, “79”, “
parvipennis
Brh.
Typus.” (yellow label), “Chicago NHMus
M.Bernhauer Collection
” (
FMNH
)
.
Paralectotypes
:
♀
, “
Banff Alta
[
Alberta
] 06.6.24 [
6.vi.1924
] Dr A Fenyes”, “285.”, white square, “
Atheta parvipennis
Brnh.
”, “
parvipennis
Brh. Cotypus.
” (yellow label), “Chicago NHMus
M.Bernhauer Collection
” (
FMNH
)
.
Holotype
of
Boreostiba hudsonica
:
CANADA
:
Québec
:
♂
,
Great Whale River
,
17.vi.1949
(
J.R.Vockeroth
) (
CNCI
)
.
Paratype
:
CANADA
:
Québec
:
♀
,
Great Whale River
,
16.vii.1949
(
J.R.Vockeroth
) (
CNCI
)
.
Additional material.
UNITED STATES
:
Alaska
:
♂
,
Sitka
(
Holmberg
) (
FMNH
)
;
New Hampshire
:
Coos Co.
:
2♂♂
,
♀
,
Mt.
Washington
, 3800’,
16.viii.1976
(
J.M. & B.A.Campbell
) (
CNCI
,
SPSU
)
.
Diagnosis.
See
Lohse
et al.
1990
(as
Boreostiba hudsonica
Lohse, 1990
).
Discussion.
The
types
of
At. parvipennis
and
Boreostiba hudsonica
are similar in external characters and the shape of the aedeagus and spermatheca. The two names are considered to be synonyms.
The generic placement of this species is considered below (See Discussion for
Boreostiba
).
Distribution.
Atheta parvipennis
is known from
Alaska
,
Alberta
,
Québec
and
New
Hampshire.