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
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Casey, 1906
Casey
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Insecta
Staphylinidae
Oxypoda
Animalia
Coleoptera
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Arthropoda
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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
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18
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1
Missouri
lectotype
3321919703
NMNH
17
18
1
1
lectotype
3321919540
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18
1
1
paralectotype
3321919597
NMNH
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18
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1
paratype
3321919623
NMNH
City
Wickham
Ia
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18
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Iowa
lectotype