Checklist and taxonomic changes for Central and South American Philonthina (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Author
Chani-Posse, Mariana
Author
Newton, Alfred F.
Author
Hansen, Aslak Kappel
Author
Solodovnikov, Alexey
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-07-20
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Bisnius
Stephens 1829
Bisnius
Stephens 1829a
: 23
, attributed to Leach.
Type
species:
Staphylinus cephalotes
Gravenhorst,1802
, by virtual monotypy.
Notes: There are 84 valid species of
Bisnius
distributed worldwide (Newton unpublished database). However, only three of them had been recorded from the Neotropical region and none of those was endemic to this area prior to the present study. A recent study (
Chani-Posse
et al.
2018
) reveals
Bisnius
as a non-monophyletic genus within a major clade that includes representatives of both
Gabrius
Stephens
and the so-called Neotropical lineage. After
Stephens (1829b
,
1832
) and
Curtis (1829)
, most authors considered
Bisnius
as a synonym or subgenus of
Philonthus
(see
Herman 2001d
: 2537) until
Smetana (1995: 513)
recognized it as a valid genus and revised its species from America North of
Mexico
. We owe its current concept to this author.
Bisnius cephalotes
(
Gravenhorst 1802
)
[adventive in CASA]
Staphylinus cephalotes
Gravenhorst 1802
: 22
.
Type
locality: Brunsuigae [Brunswick,
Germany
].
Type
depository: ZMHB LT
♂
, 10 PLT. Distribution: Europe,
Egypt
,
Algeria
,
Iceland
, Madeira,
Turkey
,
Syria
,
Russia
(European, Siberia, Far East),
Kazakhstan
,
Iran
,
Mongolia
,
China
(
Heilongjiang
);
Japan
; adventive in
Canada
,
USA
,
Chile
,
Argentina
. Notes: comb. nov. ex
Staphylinus
(
Stephens 1833: 247
)
; preoccupied, junior primary homonym of
Staphylinus cephalotes
Gmelin 1790
: 2036
, but conserved, with senior primary homonym as a nomen oblitum, in Opinion 2053 (
ICZN 2003
);
lectotype
designation and description (
Smetana 1995: 527
).
Bisnius instabilis
(
Horn 1884
)
Philonthus instabilis
Horn 1884
: 218
.
Type
locality:
Colorado
[no specific locality].
Type
depository: MCZ LT
♂
, 2 PLT. Distribution:
Canada
,
USA
,
Mexico
. Notes: comb. nov.
ex
Philonthus
,
lectotype
designation, no Mexican records (
Smetana 1995: 599
); distribution within (and including)
Mexico
(
Navarrete-Heredia
et al.
2002
).
Bisnius sordidus
(
Gravenhorst 1802
)
[adventive in CASA]
Staphylinus sordidus
Gravenhorst 1802
: 176
(senior primary homonym of
Staphylinus sordidus
Marsham 1802: 514
).
Type
locality: Brunsuigae [
Germany
].
Type
depository: ZMHB LT
♂
, 8 PLT. Distribution: Palearctic (Europe to north Africa,
Turkey
,
Syria
,
Iran
,
Afghanistan
,
Kyrgyzstan
,
Russia
,
Mongolia
,
Japan
), Azores, Canary Is., Madeira,
Japan
,
Mongolia
,
China
,
India
(
KA
),
Nepal
; adventive in
Canada
,
USA
,
Mexico
,
Chile
,
Argentina
,
Australia
,
New
Zealand
,
Tristan da Cunha
. Notes: as
Philonthus
(Stephens: 233); to
Bisnius
,
lectotype
designation, redescription and distribution including "
Mexico
and
Central
America to
South
America" (
Smetana 1995: 523
); distribution within
Mexico
(
Navarrete-Heredia
et al.
2002
).
=
Staphylinus chilensis
Solier 1849
: 315
.
Type
locality:
San Carlos
,
Coquimbo
&
Longotomo
[
Chile
]
.
Type
depository:
MNHN
? #?
ST. Distribution
:
Chile
. Note: as synonym of
S. sordidus
(
Fauvel 1866: 344
)
.
=
Staphylinus chloropterus
Solier 1849
: 319
(preoccupied, junior primary homonym of
Staphylinus chloropterus
Panzer 1796
: pl.20). Type locality: no specificic locality “en los lugares húmedos”. Type depository: MNHN? #?ST. Distribution: Chile. Note: as synonym of
S. sordidus
(
Fauvel 1866: 344
)
.
=
Philonthus bruchi
Bruch 1915
: 501
, attributed to Bernhauer
in litteris
; nomen nudum. Locality:
Buenos Aires
. Note: One specimen in MACN hand-labeled "
Philonthus Bruchi
Brh
.
tipo" by Bruch and "
Bruchi
n. sp." by Bernhauer was identified as
Bisnius sordidus
by MCP in 2010; an additional specimen in FMNH was identified as
Bisnius cephalotes
by MCP in 2003 (
Bachmann
et al.
2017
: 44
).
Bisnius subaeneipennis
(Bernhauer 1916)
comb. nov.
(
Figs. 53
–54)
Philonthus subaeneipennis
Bernhauer 1916a
: 32
.
Type
locality: Columbien: Muzo (
Rio Cantinerpe
,
500m
).
Type
depository:
FMNH
HT.
Distribution
:
Colombia
.
Type material examined.
Holotype (FMNH,
Figs. 53
–54): card mounted // Muzo, Colomb.
Rio Cantinero
500m
.
oklio. // Columbio occ. Cali, Fassl (white label) //
subaeneipennis Bernh
Typus
unic. [in
Bernhauer’s
hand] (yellow label)//
Chicago
NHMus
M.Bernhauer Collection
(white label)”.