Oxypoda Mannerheim, 1830

Gusarov, Vladimir I., 2003, Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes, Zootaxa 353 (1), pp. 1-134 : 15

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Oxypoda Mannerheim, 1830 View in CoL

Oxypoda Mannerheim, 1830: 69 View in CoL (type species: Oxypoda spectabilis Märkel, 1845 View in CoL , designated under the Plenary Powers ( ICZN 1957)).

Ancillota Casey, 1910a: 165 View in CoL (type species: Ancillota sollemnis Casey, 1910a View in CoL , by original designation; in subtribe Athetina Casey, 1910a View in CoL (spelled as Athetae)), syn. nov.

Moluciba Casey, 1911a: 156 View in CoL (type species: Moluciba grandipennis Casey, 1911a View in CoL , by original designation; in subtribe Athetina View in CoL (spelled as Athetae)), syn. nov.

Oxypoda: Fenyes, 1920: 363 View in CoL (as valid genus).

Atheta (Ancillota) : Fenyes, 1920: 223 (as synonym of Atheta View in CoL ( Acrotona View in CoL )).

Atheta (Moluciba) : Fenyes, 1920: 219 (as valid subgenus).

Oxypoda: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 747 View in CoL (as valid genus).

Atheta (Ancillota) : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 672 (as synonym of Atheta View in CoL ( Acrotona View in CoL )).

Atheta (Moluciba) : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 671 (as valid subgenus).

Oxypoda: Moore & Legner, 1975: 463 View in CoL (as valid genus).

Atheta (Ancillota) : Moore & Legner, 1975: 346 (as synonym of Atheta View in CoL ( Acrotona View in CoL )).

Atheta (Moluciba) : Moore & Legner, 1975: 351 (as valid subgenus).

Oxypoda: Seevers, 1978: 62 View in CoL (as valid genus in subtribe Oxypodina View in CoL ).

Acrotona (Ancillota) : Seevers, 1978: 100 (as valid subgenus).

Moluciba: Seevers, 1978: 64 View in CoL (as valid genus in subtribe Oxypodina View in CoL ).

Oxypoda: Newton et al., 2000: 362 View in CoL (as valid genus in subtribe Oxypodina View in CoL ).

Acrotona (Ancillota) : Newton et al., 2000: 368 (as valid subgenus).

Moluciba: Newton et al., 2000: 361 View in CoL (as valid genus in subtribe Oxypodina View in CoL ).

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Discussion. Casey (1910a) did not specifically state in his description of Ancillota that Anc. sollemnis was the type species of Ancillota ; however, while designating the type species of Noverota Casey, 1910a in the same paper, Casey stated (1910a, p. 90): “The first species may be regarded as the type, as in all other cases where the type is not specifically named”. The type species of Ancillota , Anc. sollemnis , has a tarsal formula 5 55 and is synonymous with Oxypoda amica Casey, 1906 (see below). Therefore, Ancillota is placed in synonymy with Oxypoda .

Casey (1911a) described the monotypic genus Moluciba in the subtribe Athetina . My examination of the holotype of Mol. grandipennis revealed that the tarsal formula in the type is 555, and the species has all characters of the nominotypical subgenus of the genus Oxypoda . When describing Moluciba, Casey (1911a) compared it with Acrotona and related athetine genera, and failed to realize that Mol. grandipennis in fact belonged to Oxypodini .