Tinotus pectinellus Casey, 1911:69

Hanley, Rodney S., 2002, A New Species Of Mexican Tinotus From The Refuse Piles Of Atta Ants, Including An Annotated World Catalog Of Tinotus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Aleocharini), The Coleopterists Bulletin 56 (4), pp. 453-471 : 465

Tinotus pectinellus Casey, 1911:69 [description]; Fenyes, 1918 –1921:312 [cat­

alog listing, new status as a junior synonym of T. imbricatus Casey ];

Bernhauer and Scheerpeltz, 1926:714 [catalog listing, as junior synonym

of T. imbricatus ]; Seevers, 1978:276 [catalog listing, new status as a

valid species]. Lectotype. USNM #38972 (Casey Collection), 1 specimen, sex? [‘‘Tucson, Ariz., Wickham’’ / ‘‘in Carens gigantus ’’ / ‘‘Casey bequest 1925’’ / ‘‘Type USNM 38972’’ (orange) / ‘‘ pectinellus Csy. ’’ / ‘‘ LECTOTYPE, Tinotus pectinellus Casey , desig. R. S. Hanley 2000’’ (red)] (here designated). Lectotype designation is justified under article 74.1.1 of the ICZN (1999) in order to fix the status of this specimen as the sole name­bearing type of this species. Type Locality. U.S.A.: Arizona, Tucson.