Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes
Author
Gusarov, Vladimir I.
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Atheta blatchleyi
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926
(
Figs.
82–83
in
Lohse
et al.
1990
(as
Boreophilia chillcotti
))
Atheta caviceps
Blatchley, 1910: 354
(
nec
Poppius, 1908).
Atheta caviceps
:
Fenyes, 1920: 227
(as a species of doubtful systematic position; also as preoccupied name).
Atheta
(
s. str.
)
caviceps
:
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 639
(as preoccupied name and synonym of
At. blatchleyi
).
Atheta
(
s. str.
)
blatchleyi
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 639
(replacement name for
At. caviceps
Blatchley, 1910
(
nec
Poppius, 1908)).
Atheta
(
s. str.
)
caviceps
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 355
(as preoccupied name and synonym of
At. blatchleyi
).
Atheta
(
s. str.
)
blatchleyi
:
Moore & Legner, 1975: 355
(as valid species; misspelled as
At. blatchelyi
).
Xenota caviceps
:
Seevers, 1978: 268
(as synonym of
X. blatchleyi
).
Xenota blatchleyi
:
Seevers, 1978: 267
(as valid species).
Boreophilia chillcotti
Lohse
in
Lohse
et al.
, 1990: 157
,
syn. nov.
Type material.
Lectotype
of
Atheta caviceps
(here designated):
♂
(with the head and thorax missing), “TYPE” (red label), “Pine Ind.[iana] v:19:07 [
19.v.1907
]”, “3612.
Det. A.Fenyes
”, “Purdue Blatchley collection”, “
Atheta caviceps
sp. nov.
5243” (
PURC
)
.
Paralectotypes
:
♀
(with the head and prothorax missing), “
Marshall Co.
Ind.
[iana] W.S.B. [Blatchley] 52009 [
20.v.1909
]”, “3616 det.
A.Fenyes
”, “Purdue Blatchley collection” (
PURC
) (The second paralectotype of
At. caviceps
(
♀
(with the head and prothorax missing),
“
Marion Co.
Ind.
[iana] W.S.B. [Blatchley] 51510 [
15.v.1910
]”, “3616 det.
A.Fenyes
”, “Purdue Blatchley collection” (
PURC
)) is not conspecific with the lectotype)
.
Holotype
of
Boreophilia chillcotti
:
CANADA
:
Manitoba
:
♂
, Churchill,
4.vi.1952
(
J.G.Chillcott
) (
CNCI
).
Additional material.
UNITED STATES
:
Alaska
:
2♂♂
,
2♀♀
,
Kenai Mts.
,
3 mi.
NW Jct. Hwy.
1 & 9, 400’,
18.vi.1978
(
Smetana
&
Becker
) (
CNCI
,
KSEM
)
;
♂
,
Mi.
23
Taylor Hwy.
,
8.vii.1968
(
Campbell
&
Smetana
) (
CNCI
)
;
2♂♂
,
6♀♀
,
Mi.
1249
Alaska Hwy.
,
Deadman Lake
,
6–7.vii.1968
(
Campbell
&
Smetana
) (
CNCI
,
SPSU
)
;
♂
,
Mi.
1252
Alaska Hwy.
,
7.vii.1968
(
Campbell
&
Smetana
) (
CNCI
)
;
♀
,
Prudhoe Bay Rd.
,
Bonanze Cr.
,
66º40’N
150º40’W
, 900’,
2.vii.1978
(A.
Smetana
&
J.M.Campbell
) (
CNCI
)
;
CANADA
:
New Brunswick
:
♂
,
Kouchibouguac N.P.
,
21.ix.1977
(J.M.
Campbell
) (
CNCI
)
;
Northwest Territories
:
♂
,
12♀♀
,
5 mi.
SE Fort Simpson
,
21.vi.1972
(A.
Smetana
) (
CNCI
,
KSEM
,
SPSU
)
;
Yukon Territory
:
♀
,
Dawson City
,
10.vii.1968
(
Campbell
&
Smetana
) (
CNCI
)
.
Diagnosis.
See
Lohse
et al.
1990
.
Discussion.
The
types
of
At. caviceps
and
Boreophilia chillcotti
are identical in external characters and in the shape of the aedeagus, including the sclerites of the internal sac.
Atheta blatchleyi
has the pronotal setation pattern of Type II. The
holotype
of
Boreophilia chillcotti
has damaged setation on the pronotum, and that explains why Lohse (
Lohse
et al.
1990
) could not describe the setation of that species correctly. Based on the pronotal setation pattern and the shape of the aedeagus and spermatheca, this species cannot be placed in
Boreophilia
. Pending generic revision of
Athetini
, the species is placed in
Atheta
.
Distribution.
Atheta blatchleyi
is a transnearctic species but its distribution is poorly documented. It is known from the
United States
(
Alaska
and
Indiana
) and
Canada
(
Yukon Territory
,
Northwest Territories
,
Manitoba
and
New Brunswick
).