Catops, Paykull, 1798

Peck, Stewart B. & Newton, Alfred F., 2017, An Annotated Catalog of the Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of the Nearctic Region (Continental North America North of Mexico), The Coleopterists Bulletin 71 (2), pp. 211-258 : 219-221

Genus CATOPS Paykull, 1798

Catops Paykull, 1798: 342 . Type species: Catops sericeus Paykull, 1798 (designated by Jeannel 1922b: 44; Helops fuscus Panzer, 1794 , designated by Thomson 1859: 59; Hatch 1928: 188 (not originally included); referred to Tritoma sericea Fabricius, 1787 [Sherborn, 1902] (= C. fuscus (Panzer, 1794)) .

Distribution. Holarctic,Oriental, Mexico (146 spp.). = Sciodrepa Thomson, 1859: 60 . Type species: Catops alpinus Gyllenhal, 1827 (by original designation; Catops fumatus Spence , designated by Hatch, 1928: 202).

= Lasiocatops Reitter, 1901 a: 47 (as subgenus of Catops ). Type species: Catops alpinus Gyllenhal, 1827 (designated by Jeannel 1922a: 44).

C. alpinus Gyllenhal, 1827: 312 ; Jeannel 1936: 375; Szymczakowski 1976: 66; Peck and Cook 2002: 766 (finding no morphological evidence to support subspecies). Type in UZIU? Type locality: “Lapponiae alpibus” [Lapland, Sweden]. North American distribution: Canada: BC, NT, YT. USA: AK. Extra-limital distribution: Sweden, Finland, Russia, Mongolia, Korea; a Holarctic species.

= C. alpinus sitkanus Jeannel, 1936: 376 ; Peck and Cook 2002: 766 (synonymy). Holotype male in MNHN. Type locality: Amérique du Nord, Territoire de l’ Alaska: Sitka, dans l’île Baranov [ Baranov Island , Sitka].

C. alsiosus alsiosus ( Horn, 1885: 136) (Choleva) ; Blatchley 1910: 279; Blanchard 1915: 294; Hatch 1933: 214 ( Catops ); Jeannel 1936: 366; Salgado 1999: 39; Peck and Cook 2002: 758 (not commenting on validity of subspecies); Majka and Langor 2008: 388. Holotype male in MCZC. Type locality: Yukon River, Alaska. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT. USA: AK, CO, MA, ME, MT, ND, NY, WA. Extra-limital distribution: Eastern Siberia, Mongolia, as C. alsiosus mongolicus Jeannel, 1936: 393 ; see Peck and Cook (2002) for additional references to Palearctic subspecies; a Holarctic species. Biology: Benton and Wilcox (1955); Peck and Anderson (1985) (most abundant in marshlands in Ontario).

C. americanus Hatch, 1928: 201 (replacement name for Catops clavicornis LeConte, 1853 ); Hatch 1933: 217; 1957: 45; Jeannel 1936: 378; Salgado 1999: 42; Peck and Cook 2002: 744; Majka and Langor 2008: 388. North American distribution: Canada: NS, ON, QC. USA: AL, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV.

= Catops clavicornis LeConte, 1853: 281 (preoccupied, not Catops clavicornis Stephens, 1830 ); Murray 1856: 307; Horn 1880: 259 ( Choleva ); Blatchley 1910: 280 ( Choleva ); Blanchard 1915: 294 ( Choleva ). Holotype female in MCZC. Type locality: New York [state].

C. apterus Peck and Cook, 2002: 756 . Holotype male in CMNC. Type locality: 14 mi NE Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, 9,600 feet. North American distribution: USA: NM. Known only from the type locality; a micropterous, high elevation (tundra zone) species that may occur in other parts of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado and New Mexico.

C. basilaris Say, 1823: 194 ; LeConte 1853: 282; Murray 1856: 394; Horn 1880: 258 ( Choleva ); Blatchley 1910: 280; Hatch 1933: 218, 1957: 44; Jeannel 1936: 376; Salgado 1999: 42; Peck and Cook 2002: 767; Majka and Langor 2008: 389. Neotype male in MCZC (designated by Peck and Cook 2002: 767). Type locality: “Missouri” [Territory]. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT. USA: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NM, NY, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. Biology: Benton and Wilcox (1955); Peck and Anderson (1985) (most abundant in coniferous forest in Ontario).

= Choleva spenciana Kirby, 1837: 108 ; LeConte 1853: 282; Murray 1856: 304 ( Catops ); Horn 1876: 167 ( Catops ); Horn 1880: 259 (synonym of C. basilaris ). Type depository BMNH? Type locality: “not stated”; “Boreal America” [somewhere along route of the 1825–1826 Franklin Arctic exploration expedition (probably in Canada) ( Lindroth 1953)].

= Catops cadaverinus Mannerheim, 1843: 254, 1853: 177 ; LeConte 1853: 282; Murray 1856: 304 (synonym of C. spencianus ). Type depository not known, maybe MZHF (but not listed in Silfverberg 1987). Type locality: Sitkha [Sitka] Island, Alaska.

C. davidsoni Salgado, 1999: 38 ; Cook and Peck 2002; 768. Type locality: Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Holotype male in CMNH. North American distribution: Canada: ON, QC. USA: AL, DC, KY, NC, PA, TN, WV.

C. egenus ( Horn, 1880: 257) (Choleva) ; Hatch 1933: 220 ( Catops ), 1957: 44; Jeannel 1936: 376; Salgado 1999: 42; Peck and Cook 2002: 769. Lectotype male in MCZC (designated by Peck and Cook 2002: 769). Type locality: Alaska. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, LB, NT, SK, YT. USA: AK, CA, CO, ID, NM, OR, WA.

C. geomysi Peck and Skelley, 2001: 141 . Holotype male in FSCA. Type locality: 1.1 mi NE Gresston, Dodge County, Georgia. North American distribution: USA: AL, AR, FL, GA, MS, OK, TX. Biology: In pocket gopher ( Geomys Rafinesque ) burrows and flying in winter in grasslands or forests. Connior et al. (2014b) report it from the burrows of Geomys breviceps (Baird) in Arkansas.

C. gratiosus ( Blanchard, 1915: 294) (Choleva) ; Hatch 1933: 213, 1957: 45; Jeannel 1936: 382; Růžička 1993: 281; Salgado 1999: 39; Peck and Cook 2002: 762; Majka and Langor 2008: 390. Lectotype male in MCZC (designated by Peck and Cook 2002: 762). Type locality: Rangeley Lake, Maine. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK. USA: AL, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TN, VA, WA, WV. Biology: Often in caves in the southeastern USA.

C. luridipennis Mannerheim, 1853: 176 ; Murray 1856: 306; Horn 1880: 257 ( Choleva ); Jeannel 1936: 380 (as synonym of C. simplex Say ); Hatch 1957: 45; Szymczakowski 1975: 776; Salgado 1999: 42; Peck and Cook 2002: 750. Lectotype male in MCZC (designated (as “type”) by Szymczakowski 1975: 778. Type locality: Tschunuktnu River, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT. USA: AK, AZ, CO, NM, SD, UT, WY. Extra-limital distribution: Japan, Siberia, Tibet, and China; a Holarctic species.

= C. brunneipennis J. Sahlberg, 1871: 428 (preoccupied, not C. brunnipennis Mannerheim, 1853 ). Holotype in MZHF ( Silfverberg 1987), Type locality: Muonio, Finland.

C. luteipes Thomson, 1884: 1033 (replacement name for C. brunneipennis J. Sahlberg, 1871 ); Silfverberg 1987: 49; Peck and Cook 2002: 51. North American distribution: Canada: NF, LB, YT. USA: AK. Extra-limital distribution: Sweden, Finland, northern Russia ( Jeannel (1936) established C. luteipes vinogradovi in eastern Siberia); a Holarctic species.

= C. brunnipennis Mannerheim, 1853: 176 ; Murray 1856: 305; Hatch 1933: 219, 1957: 45 (as synonym of C. basilaris Say ); Jeannel 1936: 379; Szymczakowski 1975: 775 (synonymy). Lectotype female in MZHF (designated by Szymczakowski 1975: 778). Type locality: Tschunuktnu River, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

C. mathersi Hatch, 1957: 45 ; Salgado 1999: 39; Peck and Cook 2002: 771. Holotype male in SMDV. Type locality: Stanley [Park, Vancouver], British Columbia. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, NT, YT. USA: ID, MT, UT, WY.

C. neomeridionalis Peck and Cook, 2004: 76 (replacement name for C. meridionalis Peck and Cook, 2002 ). North American distribution: USA: AL, GA, IL, KY, MD, MS, SC, TX.

= C. meridionalis Peck and Cook, 2002: 772 (preoccupied, not Catops meridionalis Aubé, 1850 ). Holotype male in CMNC. Type locality: Jackson , Rankin County, Mississsippi.

C. paramericanus Peck and Cook, 2002: 746 ; Majka and Langor 2008: 390. Holotype male in CMNC. Type locality: Dunrobin , 20 mi W Ottawa, Ontario. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK. USA: ME, MI, NH, NY, NC, PA, SD, TN, WV, WY.

C. simplex Say, 1825: 184 ; LeConte 1853: 281; Murray 1856: 306; Horn 1880: 258 ( Choleva );

Blatchley 1910: 279 ( Choleva ); Hatch 1933: 215, 1957: 45; Jeannel 1936: 380; Salgado 1999: 42; Peck and Skelley 2001: 141; Peck and Cook 2002: 754; Majka and Langor 2008: 391. Neotype male in MCZC (designated by Peck and Cook 2002: 754). Type locality: “Arkansas” [Territory]. North American distribution: Canada: AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK. USA: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MN, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WY.