HOMALOTINA Heer 1839

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HOMALOTINA Heer 1839

Homalota Mannerheim 1830

Homalota Mannerheim 1830: 73 (also 1831: 487). Type species: Aleochara plana Gyllenhal, 1810 , by monotypy. Notes: Homalota is a very widespread genus with more than 70 valid species; at least one unnamed species occurs in New Zealand.

Homalota s p. nov. (Klimaszewski et al. 1996); sp. 1 (Emberson 1998). Distribution: New Zealand, Chatham Is. ( CH).

Stenomastax Cameron 1933

Stenomastax Cameron 1933: 352 . Type species: Homalota nigrescens Fauvel, 1905 , by original designation. Notes: The genus Stenomastax is widespread with about 110 valid species in eastern Asia through Australia including a few in Africa and two species endemic to New Zealand.

Stenomastax dentata Cameron 1945

Stenomastax dentata Cameron 1945: 162 (attributed to Broun in litt. (in Homalota )). Type locality: New Zealand: Pirongia. Type depository: BMNH HT. Distribution: New Zealand (AK,WN,WO,DN).

Remarks. The “unique” specimen in BMNH is confirmed as the holotype.

Type material examined. Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Pirongia. [underlined, in Broun’s hand] // New

Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Homolota dentata . [in Broun’s hand, red mark at

corner of label] // Stenomastax dentata [red ink, underlined] Cam. [in Cameron’s hand]”.

Stenomastax sulcicollis Cameron 1945

Stenomastax sulcicollis Cameron 1945: 161 (attributed to Broun in litt. (in Thectura )). Type locality: New Zealand: Hunua. Type depository: BMNH HT♀. Distribution: New Zealand (AK).

Remarks. The “unique” specimen in BMNH is confirmed as the holotype.

Type material examined. Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “Hunua. // Thectura sulcicollis [in Broun’s hand] //

New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Stenomastax sulcicollis [red ink, underlined]

Cam. [in Cameron’s hand]”.