HYPOCYPHTINI Laporte 1835

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HYPOCYPHTINI Laporte 1835

Oligota Mannerheim 1830

Oligota Mannerheim 1830: 72 (also 1831: 486). Type species: Aleochara pusillima Gravenhorst, 1806 , by monotypy.

= Paroligota Cameron 1945: 159 . Type species: Paroligota zealandica Cameron, 1945 (= Oligota hudsoni Williams, 1976 ), by original designation.

Notes: There are 132 valid species of Oligota s.str. that are distributed worldwide, and a further 57 species of Holobus Solier also widespread, but often considered a subgenus of Oligota . All 19 species in New Zealand are placed in Oligota s. str., with at least 2 of them considered introduced. Many Oligota species feed on plant mites and are economically significant predators of plant pests (e.g., Atanasov 1998, Frank et al. 1992).

Oligota carinulata (Broun 1914)

Gyrophaena carinulata Broun 1914: 86 . Type locality: Tisbury, Invercargill. Type depository: BMNH HT. Note: ex Gyrophaena, Williams (1976) . Distribution: New Zealand (FD).

Remarks. Broun indicated that he based his description on one specimen which we confirmed as the holotype.

Type material examined. Holotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “ Type [round label with red border] // Tisbury 9/2/11

[date in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Gyrophaena carinulata .

[in Broun’s hand] // Oligota carinulata (Broun) det. S. A Williams 1974 [in Williams’ hand]”.

Oligota excavata Williams 1976

Oligota (Oligota) excavata Williams 1976: 254 . Type locality: Little Mangamuka. Type depository: NZAC HT♂. Distribution: New Zealand (ND).

Oligota ferruginea Williams 1976

Oligota (Oligota) ferruginea Williams 1976: 251 . Type locality: New Zealand [no locality cited]. Type depository: NZAC HT♂; NZAC, BMNH 32PT. Distribution: New Zealand.

Remarks. Collected from stored food in New Zealand, without indication of locality, and "probably originates

from South America " based on the distribution of related species (Williams 1976).

Oligota fungicola Williams 1976

Oligota (Oligota) fungicola Williams 1976: 253 . Type locality: Totaranui, Anapai Ridge. Type depository: NZAC HT♀; BMNH 1PT♀. Distribution: New Zealand (NN).

Oligota grandis Williams 1976

Oligota (Oligota) grandis Williams 1976: 253 . Type locality: NE Big S. Cape Island, SW Stewart Island. Type depository: NZAC HT♂; NZAC, BMNH 2PT. Distribution: New Zealand (SI).

Oligota hudsoni Williams 1976

Oligota (Oligota) hudsoni Williams 1976: 254 (new name for Paroligota zealandica Cameron 1945:159 ). Note: ex Paroligota, Williams 1976 . Distribution: New Zealand (AK,CL,WN; BR,DN,MB,MC,SL,WD).

= Paroligota zealandica Cameron 1945: 159 (attributed to Broun in litt. (in Ocalea ); preoccupied, not Oligota zealandica Bernhauer 1941:36 (JSH in Oligota )). Type locality: New Zealand: Invercargill, West Plains [LT]. Type depository: BMNH LT♂ (designated by Williams 1976: 254).

Remarks. The name Paroligota zealandica was fixed by lectotypy (Williams 1976). Note that a handwritten

paralectotype (not a lectotype) label was mistakingly attached to the specimen identified as the type by Cameron

which was contained in the Broun Collection.

Oligota inconspicua Williams 1976

Oligota (Oligota) inconspicua Williams 1976: 251 . Type locality: Motunau I. Type depository: NZAC HT♂; NZAC, BMNH 10PT. Note: Chatham Is., Emberson (1998). Distribution: New Zealand, Chatham Is. (NC, NN; CH).

Oligota inflata (Mannerheim 1830)

Microcera inflata Mannerheim 1830: 72 (also 1831: 486). Type locality: Petropoli. Type depository: MZHF? HT?. Note: New Zealand, Williams 1976. Distribution: Europe, Russia (European), Georgia, Algeria, Egypt, Zaire; intro. Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand (DN? (intro)).

Oligota longula Cameron 1945

Oligota (Holobus) longula Cameron 1945: 158 (attributed to Broun in litt.). Type locality: New Zealand: Waitakorei: Hunua, Maketu [LT, type locality restricted to Waitakere by Williams (1976)]. Type depository: BMNH LT (designated by Williams 1976: 250). Distribution: New Zealand (AK).

Remarks. Oligota (Holobus) longula was transferred to Oligota (s.str.) by Williams 1976:248.

Oligota masculina ( Cameron 1947)

Paroligota masculina Cameron 1947: 708 . Type locality: S. Island: West Nelson [LT]. Type depository: NZAC LT♂, 10PLT; BMNH 5PLT (designated by Williams 1976: 254). Note: ex Paroligota, Williams 1976 . Distribution: New Zealand (NN).

Remarks. A lectotype and two paralectotypes in the NZAC were designated and labeled as such by Williams

(1976), and 13 additional paralectotypes were mentioned by him (8 in the NZAC, 5 in the BMNH). We have

attached confirmation labels to five BMNH specimens as follows, “ Paralectotype Paroligota masculina Cameron

1947, teste Leschen 2014 ”.

Oligota parva Kraatz 1862

Oligota parva Kraatz 1862: 300 (new name for Oligota pygmaea Kraatz 1858 ). Note: New Zealand, Williams (1976), Kuschel (1990); origin unknown. Distribution: Canada, USA, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Is., Virgin Is., Lesser Antilles, Europe, Azores, Madeira, Canary Is., northern Africa, Cape Verde Is., Afrotropical, South Africa, Réunion, Mauritius, India, Australia, New Zealand (AK; NN).

= Oligota pygmaea Kraatz 1858: 352 (preoccupied, not pigmaea Solier 1849 (JSH in Oligota )). Type locality: Rouen [orig.]; Navires de Rouen [LT label]. Type depository: SDEI LT (designated by Williams 1972: 20 [as parva ]).

Oligota pumilio Kiesenwetter 1858

Oligota pumilio Kiesenwetter 1858: 53 . Type locality: Zante [ Greece]. Type depository: ZSMC? or SDEI? #?ST. Note: New Zealand, Sivasubramaniam et al. (1997). Distribution: Europe, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Azores, Madeira, Cyprus, Syria, Uzbekistan; intro USA, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand (MC (intro)).

Oligota punctum Williams 1976

Oligota (Oligota) punctum Williams 1976: 251 . Type locality: Motu River. Type depository: NZAC HT♂; IRSNB 2PT. Distribution: New Zealand (AK,NN?).

Oligota setigera Williams 1976

Oligota (Oligota) setigera Williams 1976: 250 . Type locality: Moeraki. Type depository: NZAC HT♂; BMNH 1PT. Distribution: New Zealand (DN).

Oligota speculicollis ( Cameron 1945)

Paroligota speculicollis Cameron 1945: 160 (attributed to Broun in litt. (in Oligota )). Type locality: New Zealand: Taieri. Type depository: BMNH LT♂, 1PLT (designated by Williams 1976:253). Note: ex Paroligota, Williams 1976 . Distribution: New Zealand (AK,WN; DN).

Remarks. Cameron mentioned only a type in his description; though two specimens that were originally carded

together were subsequently carded separately by Williams (1976), indicating that there at least were two specimens

in the syntype series. We located only the lectotype.

Type material examined. Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted, “LECTO-TYPE [round label with dark blue border]

// New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Taieri - Fulton - [in Broun’s hand] // Oligota

speculicollis [in Broun’s hand] // Paroligota speculicollis TYPE [red ink, underlined] Cam. [in Cameron’s hand] //

Oligota speculicollis (Cam.) det. S.A. Williams LECTOTYPE [in Williams’ hand]”.

Oligota transversalis Williams 1976

Oligota (Oligota) transversalis Williams 1976: 254 . Type locality: NN: Mt. Arthur, Flora Saddle. Type depository: NZAC HT♂. Distribution: New Zealand (NN).

Oligota watti Williams 1976

Oligota (Oligota) watti Williams 1976: 255 . Type locality: Port Chalmers. Type depository: NZAC HT♂; NZAC, BMNH 3PT. Distribution: New Zealand (DN,SD).

Oligota wendyi Williams 1976

Oligota (Oligota) wendyi Williams 1976: 253 . Type locality: Pirong[ia]. Type depository: NZAC HT; BMNH 1PT. Distribution: New Zealand (WO).

Oligota zealandica Bernhauer 1941

Oligota zealandica Bernhauer 1941: 36 . Type locality: Curios, Mld [=Curiosity Gully, Methven?]. Type depository: FMNH LT, 1PLT (designated by Williams 1976: 254). Note: 2 additional. "cotypes" misidentified, now O. hudsoni . Distribution: New Zealand (MC?).