Hesperus Fauvel 1874

Chani-Posse, Mariana, Newton, Alfred F., Hansen, Aslak Kappel & Solodovnikov, Alexey, 2018, Checklist and taxonomic changes for Central and South American Philonthina (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Zootaxa 4449 (1), pp. 1-95: 42-43

Hesperus Fauvel 1874  Edit

Hesperus Fauvel 1874: 200  Edit . Type species: Staphylinus rufipennis Gravenhorst 1802  Edit , designated by Lucas (1920: 324).

= Onthostygnus Sharp 1884: 392  Edit . Type species: Onthostygnus fasciatus Sharp, 1884  Edit , designated by virtual monotypy (second species described in 1885). Note: as new synonym of Hesperus Navarrete-Heredia et al. (2002: 338)  Edit .

Notes: Among the 209 valid species currently known for the globally distributed genus Hesperus  Edit , only 10 of them have been recorded from the Neotropical region. Eight of these species were cited from South America and never revised after their original description. As it happens with other species-rich genera of Philonthina  Edit , there is broad consensus on the non-monophyly of Hesperus  Edit ( Schillhammer 2002, 2016; Li & Zhou 2011; Chani- Posse 2014a). Furthermore, the so-called Hesperus  Edit complex appears to be a rather basal group of Philonthina  Edit , far from the Neotropical lineage ( Chani-Posse et al. 2018). The current concept of the genus is that of Smetana (1995: 489).

Hesperus argentinus Scheerpeltz 1971  Edit

Hesperus argentinus Scheerpeltz 1971a: 191  Edit . Type locality: Santiago del Estero. Type depository: NMW ( Scheerpeltz ) #? ST. Distribution: Argentina  Edit .

Comment. Not Hesperus  Edit , to be placed in a further study; it probably belongs to the Belonuchus  Edit complex.

Hesperus bruchi Bernhauer 1921  Edit

Hesperus bruchi Bernhauer 1921c: 169  Edit . Type locality: Santiago d. Estero prov., Argentina. Type depository: FMNH HT. Distribution: Argentina. Notes: with Acromyrmex lundi  Edit ( Bruch 1929; Navarrete-Heredia 2001).

Comment. Not Hesperus  Edit , to be placed in a further study; it probably belongs to the Belonuchus  Edit complex.

Hesperus fasciatus ( Sharp 1884)  Edit Onthostygnus fasciatus Sharp 1884: 392  Edit . Type locality: Xalapa, Veracruz. Type depository: BMNH #? ST.

Distribution: Mexico. Notes: comb. nov. ex Onthostygnus ( Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002: 339)  Edit ; distribution

within Mexico ( Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002, Márquez 2006); Hidalgo, in Tillandsia  Edit ( Bromeliaceae  Edit ) ( Hornung-Leoni et al. 2013).

Hesperus ferrugineus Bernhauer 1925  Edit

Hesperus ferrugineus Bernhauer 1925: 36  Edit . Type locality: Alta Gracia La Granja, Cordoba, Argentina. Type depository: FMNH HT. Distribution: Argentina. Notes: with Acromyrmex aspersus  Edit ( Bruch 1929; Navarrete- Heredia 2001).

Comment. Not Hesperus  Edit , to be placed in a further study; it probably belongs to the Belonuchus  Edit complex.

Hesperus heynei Wendeler 1927  Edit

Hesperus heynei Wendeler 1927: 7  Edit . Type locality: Costa-Rica, Turrialba, 800–900m. Type depository: ZMHB ( Wendeler ) HT. Distribution: Costa Rica  Edit .

Comment. Not Hesperus  Edit , to be placed in a further study; it probably belongs to the Belonuchus  Edit complex.

Hesperus novoteutonicus Wendeler 1956  Edit

Hesperus novoteutonicus Wendeler 1956: 232  Edit . Type locality: Brasilien, Nova Teutonia   Edit . Type depository: ZMHB (Wendeler) 9 ST [ MCP seen]; Francke #? ST. Distribution : Brazil (Santa Catarina)  Edit . Note: distribution within Brazil (Asenjo et al. 2013).

Comment. Not Hesperus  Edit , to be placed in a further study; it probably belongs to the Belonuchus  Edit complex.

Hesperus ornaticornis Wendeler 1927  Edit

Hesperus ornaticornis Wendeler 1927: 6  Edit . Type locality: Costa-Rica, Turrialba, 800. Type depository: ZMHB (Wendeler) HT ♀ [ MCP seen]. Distribution : Costa Rica  Edit .

Comment. Not Hesperus  Edit , to be placed in a further study; it probably belongs to the Belonuchus  Edit complex.

Hesperus pollens ( Sharp 1885)  Edit

Onthostygnus pollens Sharp 1885: 393  Edit . Type locality: Jalapa , Veracruz, Mexico  Edit . Type depository: BMNH HT ♂. Distribution : Mexico  Edit . Notes: comb. nov. ex Onthostygnus  Edit , distribution within Mexico ( Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002: 339).

Hesperus tremolerasi Bernhauer 1927  Edit

Hesperus tremolerasi Bernhauer 1927: 246  Edit . Type locality: Montevideo, Uruguay  Edit . Type depository: FMNH HT. Distribution : Uruguay  Edit .

Comment. Not Hesperus  Edit , to be placed in a further study; it probably belongs to the Belonuchus  Edit complex.

Hesperus zischkai Scheerpeltz 1971  Edit

Hesperus zischkai Scheerpeltz 1971a: 192  Edit . Type locality: Süd-ost-Bolivien in der Sierra de Cochabamba. Type depository: NMW ( Scheerpeltz ) #? ST. Distribution: Bolivia  Edit .

Comment. Not Hesperus  Edit , to be placed in a further study; it probably belongs to the Belonuchus  Edit complex.