Oxypoda amica Casey, 1906: 312 Ancillota sollemnis Casey, 1910a: 165 Oxypoda vetula Casey, 1911a: 44 Oxypoda neptis Casey, 1911a: 50 Oxypoda amica : Fenyes, 1920: 374 Atheta ( Acrotona ) sollemnis : Fenyes, 1920: 226 Oxypoda vetula : Fenyes, 1920: 375 Oxypoda neptis : Fenyes, 1920: 375 Oxypoda ( Demosoma ) schaefferi Notman, 1920: 193 Oxypoda ( Demosoma ) amica : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 759 Atheta ( Acrotona ) sollemnis : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 677 Oxypoda vetula : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 765 Oxypoda neptis : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 764 Oxypoda ( Demosoma ) schaefferi : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 761 Oxypoda amica : Moore & Legner, 1975: 463 Atheta ( Acrotona ) sollemnis : Moore & Legner, 1975: 374 Oxypoda vetula : Moore & Legner, 1975: 467 Oxypoda neptis : Moore & Legner, 1975: 465 Oxypoda schaefferi : Moore & Legner, 1975: 466 Oxypoda amica : Seevers, 1978: 249 Acrotona ( Ancillota ) sollemnis : Seevers, 1978: 256 Oxypoda vetula : Seevers, 1978: 250 Oxypoda neptis : Seevers, 1978: 250 Oxypoda schaefferi : Seevers, 1978: 250 Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes Gusarov, Vladimir I. Zootaxa 2003 2003-11-17 353 1 1 134 4BHWH Casey, 1906 Casey 1906 [264,737,283,310] Insecta Staphylinidae Oxypoda Animalia Coleoptera 17 18 Arthropoda species amica Podoxya  ( Figs. 15–18)      Oxypoda amica Casey, 1906: 312.     Ancillota sollemnis Casey, 1910a: 165,  syn. nov.     Oxypoda vetula Casey, 1911a: 44,  syn. nov.     Oxypoda neptis Casey, 1911a: 50,  syn. nov.     Oxypoda amica: Fenyes, 1920: 374(as valid species).     Atheta( Acrotona) sollemnis: Fenyes, 1920: 226(as valid species).     Oxypoda vetula: Fenyes, 1920: 375(as valid species).     Oxypoda neptis: Fenyes, 1920: 375(as valid species).     Oxypoda( Demosoma) schaefferi Notman, 1920: 193,  syn. nov.     Oxypoda( Demosoma) amica: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 759(as valid species).     Atheta( Acrotona) sollemnis: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 677(as valid species).     Oxypoda vetula: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 765(as valid species).     Oxypoda neptis: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 764(as valid species).     Oxypoda( Demosoma) schaefferi: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 761(as valid species).   Oxypoda amica: Moore & Legner, 1975: 463(as valid species).     Atheta( Acrotona) sollemnis: Moore & Legner, 1975: 374(as valid species).     Oxypoda vetula: Moore & Legner, 1975: 467(as valid species).     Oxypoda neptis: Moore & Legner, 1975: 465(as valid species).     Oxypoda schaefferi: Moore & Legner, 1975: 466(as valid species).     Oxypoda amica: Seevers, 1978: 249(as valid species).     Acrotona( Ancillota) sollemnis: Seevers, 1978: 256(as valid species).     Oxypoda vetula: Seevers, 1978: 250(as valid species).     Oxypoda neptis: Seevers, 1978: 250(as valid species).     Oxypoda schaefferi: Seevers, 1978: 250(as valid species).   Type material. Lectotypeof  Oxypoda amica(here designated): ♂(mounted with a  Formicaspecimen), “ IowaCity Wickham”, “[ant] Nest IV”, “  amicaCsy.”, “TYPE USNM 39786” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” ( NMNH).   Lectotypeof  Ancillota sollemnis(here designated): ♂, “Mo. [ Missouri, St. Louis]”, “  Ancillota sollemnisCsy.”, “TYPE USNM 39018” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” ( NMNH).   Lectotypeof  Oxypoda vetula(here designated): ♀, “N.[ew] J.[ersey]”, “  vetula­2 PARATYPEUSNM 39835” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” ( NMNH).  Paralectotypes: ♀, “N.[ew] J.[ersey]”, “  vetulaCsy.”, “TYPE USNM 39835” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925”;  ♀, “N.[ew] J.[ersey]”, “  vetula­3 PARATYPEUSNM 39835” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” ( NMNH).   Lectotypeof  Oxypoda neptis(here designated): ♂, “ Iowa City, Ia[ Iowa] Wickham”, “  neptisCsy.”, “TYPE USNM 39844” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” ( NMNH).  Lectotypeof  Oxypoda schaefferi(here designated): ♂, “Windsor, Broome Co., N.[ew] Y.[ork] H.Notman 29 May 1918”, “TYPE” (pink label), “  Oxypoda schaefferi” (SIIS). Paralectotype: ♀, “Windsor, Broome Co., N.[ew] Y.[ork] H.Notman 29 May 1918”, “ PARATYPE” (pink label), “  schaefferi paratype” ( SIIS).   FIGURES 15–18.Genitalia of  Oxypoda amicaCasey(male, lectotype of  O. amica(15–17); and female from 2.5 km N Lawrence (18)). 15 — median lobe, parameral view; 16 — median lobe with details of retracted internal sac, lateral view; 17 — median lobe with details of retracted internal sac, abparameral view; 18 — spermatheca. Scale bar 0.1 mm (18), 0.2 mm (15–17).  Additional material. UNITED STATES: Kansas:Douglas Co.: 8 specimens, 1.5 km N Lawrence, right bank of the KansasRiver, 38º58.96’N 95º14.62’W, 200 m, in pile of rotting wood chips, 1.v.1999(V.I.Gusarov) ( KSEM, SPSU); 8 specimens, 2.5 km N Lawrence, flood refuse at the KansasRiver, 38º59.59’N 95º14.59’W, 200 m, 18.iv.1999(V.I.Gusarov); Jefferson Co.: 3♂♂, ♀, 15 kmSSW Oskaloosa, Perry State Park – DelawareArea, 39º09.36’N 98º28.40’W, 300 m, sifting forest litter, 16.i.1999(V.I.Gusarov) ( SPSU);  Kentucky:Bell Co.: 5 specimens, 12 kmNWW Middlesboro, Hwy. 74 & 3485, 36º37.8’N 83º51.9’W, 800 m, forest litter,  Quercus,  Acer, 16.iii.2001(V.I.Gusarov) ( SPSU);  Louisiana:Natchitoches Par.: ♂, 1.5 mi. N Readhimer, 32º08’N 92º59’W,  Geomys brevicepsburrow, baited (gopher feces and malt extract) pitfall, 16.i– 4.ii.2000(P.Kovarik, A.Tishechkin & R.Turnbow) ( SPSU);  North Carolina:Yancey Co.: ♀, 21 kmS Burnsville, Hwy. 128, 35º43.42’N 82º16.97’W, 1600 m, forest litter,  Picea,  Abies,  Betula,  Acer,  Majanthemum, 25.vi.2001(V.I.Gusarov) ( SPSU);  North Carolina/ Tennessee:Mitchell Co. / Carter Co.: ♀, Roan Road Pass, 29 kmSSE Elizabethton, Hwy. 143 / 261, Cherokee / Pisgah Nat. Forest, 36º06.3’N 82º06.8’W, 1700 m, forest litter,  Picea,  Rhododendron, 17.iii.2001(V.I.Gusarov) ( SPSU);  Tennessee:Campbell Co.: 8 specimens, 19.5 km N La Follette, Pine Mountain, 36º33.5’N 84º07.7’W, 600 m, forest litter,  Quercus, 16.iii.2001(V.I.Gusarov); Carter Co.: ♂, 29 kmSSE Elizabethton, Hwy. 143, Cherokee Nat. Forest, 36º06.8’N 82º06.1’W, 1600 m, forest litter,  Betula,  Acer, 17.iii.2001(V.I.Gusarov); Fentress Co.: 1 specimen, 20 kmNEE Jamestown, Hwy. 297, 36º28.39’N 84º43.05’W, 500 m, forest litter,  Quercus, 16.iii.2001(V.I.Gusarov); Scott Co.: 6 specimens, 16 kmW Oneida, Hwy. 297, Bandy Creek, 36º28.5’N 84º41.3’W, 400 m, forest litter,  Quercus,  Pinus,  Rhododendron, 16.iii.2001(V.I.Gusarov); Sevier Co.: ♂, ♀, 7 kmSW Gatlinburg, Little River Rd., Malonei Point, 35º40.40’N 83º34.47’W, 700 m, on flowers of  Aruncus dioicus, 1.vi.2001(V.I.Gusarov) ( SPSU).   Diagnosis.  Oxypoda amicabelongs to a group of Nearctic species with the copulatory piece of the internal sac extended in a long flagellum. Externally the species of this group are very similar, and  O. amicacan be recognized among them only by the distinct shape of the aedeagus ( Figs. 15–17) and spermatheca ( Fig. 18).   Discussion.The typesof  O. amica,  Anc. sollemnis,  O. vetula,  O. neptisand  O. schaefferiare similar in external characters and in the shape of the aedeagus (including the sclerites of the internal sac) and spermatheca.   Distribution.  Oxypoda amicais widespread in the eastern United States. It is known from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, North Carolinaand Louisiana. 3321919586 NMNH St. Louis 17 18 1 1 Missouri lectotype 3321919703 NMNH 17 18 1 1 lectotype 3321919540 17 18 1 1 paralectotype 3321919597 NMNH 17 18 1 1 paratype 3321919623 NMNH City Wickham Ia 17 18 1 1 Iowa lectotype