Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes
Author
Gusarov, Vladimir I.
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Atheta
(
Dimetrota auct
.)
hampshirensis
Bernhauer, 1909
(
Figs.
13–14
in
Lohse & Smetana 1985
;
Figs.
71–74
in
Klimaszewski & Winchester 2002
)
Homalota moesta
Mäklin
in
Mannerheim, 1852: 307
(
nec
Zetterstedt, 1828: 101
).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
moesta
:
Bernhauer, 1907: 394
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
hampshirensis
Bernhauer, 1909: 525
.
Atheta
(
Philhygra
)
leviceps
Casey, 1910a: 66
,
syn. nov.
Dimetrota
(
s. str.
)
sectator
Casey, 1910a: 102
,
syn. nov.
Dimetrota
(
s. str.
)
retrusa
Casey, 1910a: 103
,
syn. nov.
Datomicra
(
s. str.
)
hebescens
Casey, 1910a: 124
,
syn. nov.
Datomicra
(
s. str.
)
insolida
Casey, 1910a: 125
,
syn. nov.
Datomicra
(
s. str.
)
pellax
Casey, 1910a: 124
,
syn. nov.
Pseudota vana
Casey, 1911a: 150
,
syn. nov.
Dimetrota sectator
:
Casey, 1911b: 252
(as valid species).
Dimetrota insolida
:
Casey, 1911b: 252
(as synonym of
Dimetrota sectator
).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
maeklini
Fenyes, 1920: 205
(replacement name for
Atheta moesta
(Mäklin
in
Mannerheim, 1852
) (
nec
Zetterstedt, 1828
).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
moesta
:
Fenyes, 1920: 205
(as synonym of
At. maeklini
).
Atheta
(
Pancota
)
vana
:
Fenyes, 1920: 203
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
hampshirensis
:
Fenyes, 1920: 205
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
sectator
:
Fenyes, 1920: 205
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
insolida
:
Fenyes, 1920: 205
(as synonym of
At. sectator
).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
retrusa
:
Fenyes, 1920: 205
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Datomicra
)
hebescens
:
Fenyes, 1920: 220
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Datomicra
)
pellax
:
Fenyes, 1920: 220
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Pancota
)
vana
:
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 661
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
hampshirensis
:
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 663
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
maeklini
:
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 664
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
moesta
:
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 664
(as synonym of
At. maeklini
).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
sectator
:
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 665
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
insolida
:
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 665
(as synonym of
At. sectator
).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
retrusa
:
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 665
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Datomicra
)
hebescens
:
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 668
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Datomicra
)
pellax
:
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 668
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
hampshirensis
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 362
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
maeklini
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 365
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
moesta
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 365
(as synonym of
At. maeklini
).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
sectator
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 373
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
insolida
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 373
(as synonym of
At. sectator
).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
retrusa
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 372
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Datomicra
)
hebescens
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 362
(as valid species; misspelled as
herbescens
).
Atheta
(
Datomicra
)
pellax
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 369
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Pancota
)
vana
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 376
(as valid species).
Dimetrota hampshirensis
:
Seevers, 1978: 259
(as valid species).
Dimetrota maeklini
:
Seevers, 1978: 259
(as valid species).
Dimetrota moesta
:
Seevers, 1978: 259
(as synonym of
Dim. maeklini
).
Dimetrota sectator
:
Seevers, 1978: 260
(as valid species).
Dimetrota insolida
:
Seevers, 1978: 260
(as synonym of
Dim. sectator
).
Dimetrota retrusa
:
Seevers, 1978: 260
(as valid species).
Datomicra hebescens
:
Seevers, 1978: 259
(as valid species).
Datomicra pellax
:
Seevers, 1978: 259
(as valid species).
Pseudota vana
:
Seevers, 1978: 261
(as valid species).
Dimetrota moesta
:
Lohse & Smetana, 1985: 289
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
moesta
:
Klimaszewski & Winchester, 2002: 29
(as synonym of
At. hampshirensis
).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
hampshirensis
:
Klimaszewski & Winchester, 2002: 29
(as valid species).
Atheta
(
Dimetrota
)
maeklini
:
Klimaszewski & Winchester, 2002: 29
(as synonym of
At. hampshirensis
).
Type material.
Lectotype
of
Homalota moesta
(designated by
Lohse and Smetana (1985))
:
UNITED STATES
:
Alaska
:
♂
,
Sitka
(
MZHF
).
Lectotype
of
Atheta hampshirensis
(here designated):
♂
, “N.[ew] H.[ampshire], Fall”, “7603”, “
hampshirensis
Bernh.
Typus. Fenyes!” (yellow label), “Chicago NHMus
M.Bernhauer Collection
” (
FMNH
).
Lectotype
of
Atheta leviceps
(here designated):
♀
, “N.[ew] Y.[ork] [
Catskill Mts.
]”, “
leviceps
Csy.
”, “TYPE USNM 39362” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Paralectotypes
:
2♂♂
,
♀
, “N.Y.[
Catskill Mts.
]”, “
leviceps
PARATYPE
USNM 39362” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Lectotype
of
Dimetrota sectator
(here designated):
♂
, “Cal.[ifornia] [
Gilroy Hot Springs
,
Santa Clara Co.
]”, “
sectator
Csy.
”, “TYPE USNM 39118” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Paralectotypes
:
2♂♂
,
2♀♀
, specimens, “Cal.[ifornia] [
Gilroy Hot Springs
,
Santa Clara Co.
]”, “
sectator
PARATYPE
USNM 39118” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Lectotype
of
Dimetrota retrusa
(here designated):
♂
, “Metlakatla, B.[ritish] Col.[umbia]”, “
retrusa
Csy.
”, “TYPE USNM 39120” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Paralectotypes
:
♂
,
5♀♀
, “Metlakatla, B.[ritish] Col.[umbia]”, “
retrusa
PARATYPE
USNM 39120” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Lectotype
of
Datomicra hebescens
(here designated):
♂
, “N.[ew]Y.[ork][
Catskill Mts.
]”, “
hebescens
Csy.
”, “TYPE USNM 39176” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Paralectotypes
:
8 specimens
, “N.[ew]Y.[ork][
Catskill Mts.
]”, “
hebescens
PARATYPE
USNM 39176” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Lectotype
of
Datomicra insolida
(here designated):
♂
, “Cal.[ifornia] [
Gilroy Hot Springs
,
Santa Clara Co.
]”, “
insolida
Csy.
”, “TYPE USNM 39119” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Paralectotypes
:
2 specimens
, “Cal.[ifornia] [
Gilroy Hot Springs
,
Santa Clara Co.
]”
,
7 specimens
(1 without head and prothorax), “Cal.[ifornia] [San Francisco]”, “
insolida
PARATYPE
USNM 39119” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Holotype
of
Datomicra pellax
:
♀
, “R.[hode] I.[sland][Boston Neck]”, “
pellax
Csy.
”, “TYPE USNM 39171” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
).
Lectotype
of
Pseudota vana
(here designated):
♂
, “Q.[ueen] C.[harlotte] I.[slands][Massett (Keen)]”, “
vana
Csy.
”, “TYPE USNM 39157” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Paralectotype
:
♀
, “Q.[ueen] C.[harlotte] I.[slands][Massett (Keen)]”, “
vana
PARATYPE
USNM 39157” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (
NMNH
)
.
Additional material:
UNITED STATES
:
Alaska
:
♀
,
Kenai
(
Holmberg
) (
MZHF
)
;
New York
:
Orange Co
.:
4 specimens
,
8 km
S New Windsor
,
Black Rock Forest
,
23– 25.v.1998
(
V.I.Gusarov
) (
SPSU
)
;
North Carolina
:
Haywood Co
.:
13 specimens
,
Cold Springs Creek
,
Forest Road
148, 29 km
N Waynesville
,
Pisgah National Forest
,
35º44.6'N
83º00.3'W
,
750 m
,
4.vi.2001
(
V.I.Gusarov
) (
SPSU
)
;
Pennsylvania
:
♀
,
41º08.39'N
75º32.24'W
, in mushrooms,
16.viii.1998
(
V.I.Gusarov
) (
SPSU
)
;
CANADA
:
Québec
:
♂
,
St.JacquesdeLeeds
,
46º16'N
71º23'W
, maple forest,
8.vii.1994
(
SPSU
)
.
Diagnosis.
See
Lohse & Smetana (1985)
.
Discussion.
The
types
of
Homalota moesta
,
At. hampshirensis
,
At. leviceps
,
Dim. sectator
,
Dim. retrusa
,
Dat. hebescens
,
Dat. insolida
,
Dat. pellax
and
Pseudota vana
are similar in external characters and the shape of the aedeagus and spermatheca.
Distribution.
Atheta hampshirensis
is widespread in the
United States
(
Alaska
,
Washington
(
Lohse & Smetana 1985
),
Oregon
,
California
,
New Hampshire
,
Rhode Island
,
New York
,
Pennsylvania
and
North Carolina
) and
Canada
(
British Columbia
and
Québec
).