Xantholinus (Xantholinus) longiventris HEER 1839

Assing, V., 2008, On the taxonomy and zoogeography of some Palaearctic Paederinae and Xantholinini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (2), pp. 1237-1294 : 1276-1277

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5430627
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5486327
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scientific name	Xantholinus (Xantholinus) longiventris HEER 1839
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Xantholinus (Xantholinus) longiventris HEER 1839 View in CoL

Xantholinus humidicola GISTEL 1857: 25 View in CoL ; nov.syn.

Xantholinus gastraeus GISTEL 1857: 60 View in CoL ; nov.syn.

C o m m e n t: The original description of the nomen dubium Xantholinus humidicola View in CoL is based on an unspecified number of - presumably lost - syntypes from "loca umbrosa humosa alpium Styriae" ( GISTEL 1857). The extremely short and vague description may be referred to any black species of Xantholinus View in CoL or Gyrohypnus View in CoL . The most common species in damp and shady biotopes of the Alps are X. longiventris View in CoL and X. linearis View in CoL ; the former is chosen as the senior synonym.

According to the original description of Xantholinus gastraeus , which is based on type material from "Helvetiae montes", the species is black with reddish legs and antennae, glossy, and "3 1/2´´´" long. It best agrees with X. longiventris , with which X. gastraeus is synonymised.