Oxytelus minimus ( Bernhauer, 1927 ) Makranczy, 2012

Makranczy, György, 2012, Nomenclatural changes removing secondary homonymy in the genus Oxytelus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (1), pp. 193-205 : 201

Oxytelus minimus ( Bernhauer, 1927) comb. nov.

Anisopsis minima Bernhauer, 1927: 226 , 228.

Paranisopsis minima: FAGEL (1960: 30) .

Paroxytelopsis minima: HERMAN (1970: 406) .

Illustrations. Forebody: FAGEL (1960: 39, Fig. 64) and Figs. 8–10 here.

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: ♀, ‘ Kamerun; lg. Thaxter; don. 1921. \ No 2608. Rm; Kamerun.Afr \ Anisopsis ; minima Brnh ; Typus unic. \ Chicago NHMus; M. Bernhauer; Collection \ G. Fagel det., 1960; Paranisopsis ; minima; Bernh.’ ( FMNH).

Distribution. Cameroon ( FAGEL 1960).

Remarks. Gender change of the genus name requires adjustment of specific epithet.

This species was mistakenly identified by SCHEERPELTZ (1971). FAGEL (1960) points out that the longitudinal ridge on the elytra closest to the epipleuron is broken posteriad the humeral area: the anterior portion of this ridge turns dorsal posteriorly and ventrad another ridge starts. This is so far found only in the holotype female ( Figs. 8–10 ). Whether this character is stable and this is indeed a distinct (but obviously rare) species requires further study and more material.

Figures

Figs. 6–10. 6 – syntype of Anisopsis guineensis Bernhauer, 1932, female, head and pronotum (scale = 0.5 mm). 7 – holotype of Paranisopsis congoensis Fagel, 1960, male, head and pronotum (scale = 0.5 mm). 8–10 – holotype of Anisopsis minima Bernhauer, 1927, female: 8 – head (scale = 0.5 mm); 9 – pronotum (scale = 0.5 mm); 10 – elytra (scale = 0.5 mm).