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Atheta texana Casey 1910

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Atheta texana Casey, 1910

(Figs. 84­87)

Atheta (Stethusa) texana Casey, 1910: 6.

Atheta (Stethusa) mendosa Casey, 1910: 8, syn. nov.

Atheta (Hypatheta) texana: Fenyes, 1920: 207 (as valid species). Atheta (Hypatheta) mendosa: Fenyes, 1920: 208 (as valid species). Atheta (Hypatheta) texana: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 654 (as valid species). Atheta (Hypatheta) mendosa: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 654 (as valid species). Atheta (Stethusa) texana: Moore & Legner, 1975: 375 (as valid species). Atheta (Stethusa) mendosa: Moore & Legner, 1975: 366 (as valid species). Xenota texana: Seevers, 1978: 269 (as valid species).

Xenota mendosa: Seevers, 1978: 268 (as valid species).

Type material. Lectotype of Atheta texana (here designated): Ψ, "Tex. [Texas, Austin]", " texana Csy. ", " TYPE USNM 39444" (red label), " CASEY bequest 1925" (NMNH).

Holotype of Atheta mendosa: Ψ, "Va. [Virginia, Fort Monroe]", " mendosa Csy. ", " TYPE USNM 39453" (red label), " CASEY bequest 1925" (NMNH).

Diagnosis. Atheta texana can be recognized by the pronotal setation of type I, antennal articles 4­5 quadrate, articles 6­10 transverse, mesothoracic process narrow, tergum 7 with microsculpture consisting of transverse waves and very transverse cells; and the distinct shape of the spermatheca (Figs. 86­87). Body length 2.7­3.0 mm, pronotal width 0.69­0.70 mm.

Discussion. The types of At. texana and At. mendosa are very similar in external characters and the shape of the spermatheca. Based on this similarity, the second name is placed in synonymy with the first. The systematic position of this species is not clear until the males are discovered.

Distribution. Atheta mendosa is known from Virginia and Texas. Natural History. No information is available.

Notes

Published as part of Gusarov, Vladimir I., 2003, A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Stethusa Casey, 1910 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 239 on pages 33-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.156493

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Biodiversity

Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Atheta
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Casey
Species
texana
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Atheta texana Casey, 1910 sec. Gusarov, 2003

References

  • Casey, T. L. (1910) New Species of the Staphylinid Tribe Myrmedoniini. Memoirs on the Coleoptera I. The New Era Printing Company, Lancaster, 183 pp.
  • Fenyes, A. (1920) Coleoptera. Fam. Staphylinidae, subfam. Aleocharinae. In: Wytsman, P. (Ed.), Genera Insectorum, Fasc. 173 B. L. Desmet-Verteneuil, Bruxelles, pp. 111 - 414.
  • Bernhauer, M. & Scheerpeltz, O. (1926) Staphylinidae VI. In: Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (Eds.), Coleopterorum Catalogus, Pars 82. W. Junk, Berlin, pp. 499 - 988.
  • Moore, I. & Legner, E. F. (1975) A Catalogue of the Staphylinidae of America North of Mexico (Coleoptera). Special publication 3015, Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California, 514 pp.
  • Seevers, C. H. (1978) A generic and tribal revision of the North American Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Fieldiana: Zoology, 71, vi + 275 pp.