Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes Author Gusarov, Vladimir I. text Zootaxa 2003 2003-11-17 353 1 1 134 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.353.1.1 journal article 5458 10.11646/zootaxa.353.1.1 740af13a-ed5c-40d0-b0c1-8d3fd2b92f56 1175­5334 5019783 104E9C0B-B207-41E6-816C-E91FC1C7DBA0 Liogluta nitens (Mäklin in Mannerheim, 1852 ) ( Fig. 12 in Lohse & Smetana 1985 ; Figs. 98–100 in Klimaszewski & Winchester 2002 ) Homalota nitens Mäklin in Mannerheim, 1852: 307 . Atheta ( Philygra [sic!]) nitens : Bernhauer, 1907: 387 . Atheta ( Liogluta ) insolens Casey, 1910a: 16 , syn. nov. Dimetrota ( s. str. ) resplendens Casey, 1910a: 104 , syn. nov. Atheta ( s. str. ) apposita Casey, 1911a: 90 , syn. nov. Atheta ( Philhygra ) nitens : Fenyes, 1920: 201 (as valid species). Atheta ( Liogluta ) insolens : Fenyes, 1920: 209 (as valid species). Atheta ( Dimetrota ) resplendens : Fenyes, 1920: 205 (as valid species). Atheta ( s. str. ) apposita : Fenyes, 1920: 214 (as valid species). Atheta ( Philhygra ) nitens : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 629 (as valid species). Atheta ( Liogluta ) insolens : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 657 (as valid species). Atheta ( Dimetrota ) resplendens : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 665 (as valid species). Atheta ( s. str. ) apposita : Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 638 (as valid species). Atheta ( Philhygra ) nitens : Moore & Legner, 1975: 367 (as valid species). Atheta ( Liogluta ) insolens : Moore & Legner, 1975: 364 (as valid species). Atheta ( Dimetrota ) resplendens : Moore & Legner, 1975: 372 (as valid species). Atheta ( s. str. ) apposita : Moore & Legner, 1975: 354 (as valid species). Xenota nitens : Seevers, 1978: 670 (as valid species). Liogluta insolens : Seevers, 1978: 263 (as valid species). Dimetrota resplendens : Seevers, 1978: 260 (as valid species). Xenota apposita : Seevers, 1978: 269 (as valid species). Liogluta nitens : Lohse & Smetana, 1985: 288 (as valid species). Atheta ( Liogluta ) nitens : Klimaszewski & Winchester, 2002: 40 (as valid species). Type material. Lectotype of Homalota nitens (designated by Lohse and Smetana (1985)) : UNITED STATES : Alaska : , Sitka (Holmberg) ( MZHF ). Lectotype of Atheta insolens (here designated): , “QCI [ Queen Charlotte Islands ]”, “ insolens ­2 PARATYPE USNM 39479” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” ( NMNH ) . Paralectotype : , “QCI [ Queen Charlotte Islands ]”, “ insolens Csy. ”, “TYPE USNM 39479” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” ( NMNH ) . Holotype of Dimetrota resplendens : , “QCI [ Queen Charlotte Islands ]”, “ resplendens Csy. ”, “TYPE USNM 39123” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” ( NMNH ). Lectotype of Atheta apposita (here designated): , “Metlakatla, B.[ritish] Col.[umbia] Keen”, “ apposita Csy. ”, “TYPE USNM 39308” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” ( NMNH ) . Paralectotype : , “Metlakatla, B.[ritish] Col.[umbia] Keen”, “ apposita PARATYPE USNM 39308” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” ( NMNH ) . Additional material: UNITED STATES : Alaska : 7♀♀ , Denali State Park , Byers Lake Campground , 23.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; 8♀♀ , ditto but 25.vi.1978 ; , ditto but above Byers Lake , 2500’, 24.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; 3♀♀ , Denali State Park at Hwy. 1, 20.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; 4♂♂ , 7♀♀ , Kenai Mts. , Ptarmigan Creek campground, 500–600’, 26.v.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; 5♀♀ , Kenai Mts. , 16 mi. N Seward , 500–600’, 26.v.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; 2♂♂ , 15♀♀ , Kenai Mts. , 22 mi. N Seward , 600–800’, 27.v.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; 7♀♀ , Kenai Mts. , 23 mi. N Seward , 600–900’, 28.v.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; 10♀♀ , Kenai Mts. , 15 mi. N Seward , 400’, 29.v.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; , Kenai Mts. , 2 mi. S Moose Pass , 500’, 30.v.1978 ( A.Smetana & E.C.Becker ) ; , Kenai Peninsula , 1 mi. W Anchor Point , 1.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; , 4♀♀ , Kenai Peninsula , Anchor River Campground , 12 mi. N Homer , 450’, 3.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; 3♀♀ , ditto but 5.vi.1978 ; 11♀♀ , Kenai Peninsula , Anchor River at Highway 1, 450’, 4.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; 3♀♀ , Kenai Mts. , Crown Pt. Mine 4000’, 3 air mi. NE Crown Pt. , 17.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; , Kenai Mts. , Tern Lake campground, 7000’, 12.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; , Kenai Peninsula , Kasilof River at Hwy. 1, 12.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; , , Kenai Peninsula , 8 mi. SE Kasilof , 9.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; , Kenai Peninsula , Kalifonsky Beach near Kenai , 8.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; 2♂♂ , Kenai Peninsula , Clam Gulch , 6.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Campbell ) ; , Alaska Range , Antimony Creek , 3500’, 2.5 mi. E mi. 181 George Parks Hwy. , 27.vi.1978 ( Smetana & Becker ) ; , 8 mi. NW Haines , 3.vii.1968 ( Campbell & Smetana ) ( CNCI ) ; Oregon : Benton Co .: 5♂♂ , 2♀♀ , Mary’s Peak , 3800’, 27.vii.1979 ( J.M. & B.A.Campbell ) ( CNCI ) ; Washington : , Olympic N. P. , Obstruction Peak , 6000’, 10.viii.1979 ( J.M.Campbell & B.A.Campbell ) ; , , Olympic N. P. , 4.0–6.0 mi. SE Soleduck Campground, 2500–3100’, 15.viii.1979 ( J.M.Campbell & B.A.Campbell ) ; , Olympic N. P., Lunch Lake , 4400’, 9 mi. SE Soleduck R.S. , 17.viii.1979 ( J.M.Campbell & B.A.Campbell ) ; , Olympic N. P. , 7 mi. S Port Angeles , 2400’, 11.viii.1979 ( J.M.Campbell & B.A. Campbell ) ( CNCI ) ; CANADA : British Columbia : , , 5 mi. E Whistler’s Mt. , 29.v.1968 ( Campbell & Smetana ) ; , Slide Mt , 10 mi. E Barkerville , 4500’, 24.vi.1968 ( Campbell & Smetana ) ( CNCI ) . Diagnosis. See Klimaszewski & Winchester (2002) . This species is unusual in lacking a sclerotized spermatheca. Discussion. The types of H. nitens , At. insolens , At. apposita and Dim. resplendens are similar in external characters, in the shape of the aedeagus (in male specimens) and in lacking a sclerotized spermatheca (in female specimens). Distribution. Atheta nitens is known from Alaska , British Columbia , Washington and Oregon .