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Rugilus geniculatus

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Description

Rugilus geniculatus (ERICHSON 1839)

Stilicus geniculatus ERICHSON 1839a: 522.

T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Lectotype, present designation: " geniculatus Er., Berol. Er. / Zool. Mus. Berlin, "Hist. Coll." Nr. 6402 / Syntype / Rugilus geniculatus Er., det. M. Schülke 1991 / Lectotypus Stilicus geniculatus Erichson, desig. V. Assing 2008 / Rugilus geniculatus (Erichson), det. V. Assing 2008" (MNHUB). Paralectotypes: 3 exs.: same data as lectotype (MNHUB).

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Germany: 1 ex., Niedersachsen, Oldenburg, Pestrup, 3.XI.1945, leg. Kerstens (MNHUB); 1 ex., Niedersachsen, NW Hannover, Helstorf, heathland, sifted, 2.I.1982 (cAss). Poland: 4 exs., Legnica (NHMW, cAss). Spain: 1 ex., Madrid, Sierra de Guadarrama, Navacerrada, 1800 m, 5.IX.2001, leg. Anichtchenko (cAss).

C o m m e n t: The original description is based on an unspecified number of syntypes. The type series in the historical collection of the MNHUB is composed of four specimens. A male in good condition is designated as the lectotype. It is in agreement with the interpretation of LOHSE (1964) and COIFFAIT (1984).

Notes

Published as part of Assing, V., 2008, On the taxonomy and zoogeography of some Palaearctic Paederinae and Xantholinini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), pp. 1237-1294 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (2) on page 1245, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5430627

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
A, MNHUB , NHMW
Event date
1945-11-03 , 1982-01-02
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Rugilus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Erichson
Species
geniculatus
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
1945-11-03 , 1982-01-02/2001-09-05
Taxonomic concept label
Rugilus geniculatus (Erichson, 1839) sec. Assing, 2008

References

  • ERICHSON W. F. (1839 a): Die Kafer der Mark Brandenburg. 1. Bd., 2. Abt .. - Berlin: 385 - 740.
  • LOHSE G. A. (1964): Staphylinidae I (Micropeplinae bis Tachyporinae). - In: FREUDE H., HARDE K. W. & G. A. LOHSE (eds): Die Kafer Mitteleuropas. Band 4. - Krefeld, Goecke & Evers Verlag: 264 pp.
  • COIFFAIT H. (1984): Coleopteres Staphylinidae de la region palearctique occidentale. V. Sous famille Paederinae Tribu Paederini 2, Sous famille Euaesthetinae. - Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie Supplement 13 (4): 1 - 424.