TAXICERINI Lohse 1989

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TAXICERINI Lohse 1989

Halobrecta Thomson 1858

Halobrecta Thomson 1858: 35 . Type species: Homalota puncticeps Thomson, 1852 , by monotypy. Notes: Halobecta includes eight valid species from Europe and scattered other regions, partly adventive in those other regions; one or two species have been reported from New Zealand and are probably adventive here.

Halobrecta algophila (Fenyes 1909)

Atheta (Halobrectha) algophila Fenyes 1909: 419 . Type locality: San Diego, California. Type depository: FMNH LT, 1PLT; CAS 1PLT (des. Gusarov 2004: 9). Note: as valid species, not synonym of flavipes , distribution, Gusarov (2003, 2004). Distribution: USA, Chile, United Kingdom, Corsica; intro Tristan da Cunha Is.(Inaccessible), New Zealand (AK (intro)).

Halobrecta flavipes (Thomson 1861)

Halobrectha flavipes Thomson 1861: 50 (not Aleochara flavipes Gravenhorst 1806 (JSH in Atheta ), not Oxypoda flavipes Hochhuth 1860 (JSH in Atheta ); not now congeneric, replaced before 1961 but replacement names not in use (Art. 59.3)). Type locality: Lomma i Skåne [ Sweden]. Type depository: MZLU LT♂ (des. Gusarov 2004: 14). Note: as valid name, e.g., Smetana (2004: 407); New Zealand, Kuschel (1990), but New Zealand and south Atlantic records misidentified, teste Gusarov (2004). Distribution: Europe, Algeria, Tunisia; intro? Azores, Canada, USA, Chile, Australia; south Atlantic islands, New Zealand probably in error (AK (in error?)).