Leptusa (Eucryptusa) brevicollis Casey, 1893

Park, Jong-Seok, Carlton, Christopher E. & Ferro, Michael L., 2010, Diversity and taxonomic review of Leptusa Kraatz (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U. S. A., with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 2662, pp. 1-27 : 18-20

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Leptusa (Eucryptusa) brevicollis Casey, 1893
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Leptusa (Eucryptusa) brevicollis Casey, 1893 View in CoL

( Figs. 1 View FIGURE 1 h, 9a – l, Map 1)

Leptusa brevicollis Casey, 1893: 363 View in CoL ; Fenyes, 1920: 123; Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 554; Moore & Legner, 1975: 483; Pace, 1989: 116; Gusarov, 2003: 116; Klimaszewski et al., 2004: 18; Klimaszewski et al., 2005: 46; Klimaszewski et al., 2007: 814, 826; Gouix & Klimaszewski, 2007: 63.

Leptusa laticollis Notman, 1921: 153 View in CoL ; Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 554; Moore & Legner, 1975: 483; Pace, 1989: 11; Gusarov, 2003: 116 (as a synonym of L. brevicollis View in CoL ).

Material examined (n=2). U.S.A.: North Carolina: Haywood Co.: ɗ, Ψ (slide mounted), GSMNP, nr. Purchase Gap house, 35°35.3’ N 83°4.5’ W, flight intercept, 23 – 27 June 2007, LSAM Team ( LSAM).

Redescription. Length 2.1 – 2.9 mm. Body brown, glossy, head somewhat darker; abdominal tergite VII blackish brown; antenna, mouthparts, and legs yellowish brown ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 h). Head pubescent, with microsculpture. Antennomeres 1 – 3 elongate, 4 subquadrate, 5 – 10 transverse ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 a). Carina on each side of ventral surface of head incomplete, fading before attaining gular suture.

Mouthparts. Labrum transverse, bearing 3 pairs of short setae, and 7 pairs of long setae, a-seta, b-seta, and many pores ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 b). Labium with two distal setae in a longitudinal row, and several pores in median area; a pair of setal pores, 2 pairs of real pores and several pseudopores present in lateral area ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 c). Labial palpi bearing 12 setae (a – h, α – δ), γ-seta close to f-seta ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 d). Mentum trapezoidal, bearing 4 pairs of main setae (b, u, v, w), 5 additional setae, and many pores ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 e).

Thorax. Pronotum approximately 1.35 times wider than long; pubescent, with microsculpture. Mesoventrite with distinct reticulate microsculpture. Metaventrite with setigerous punctures. Elytra wider than pronotum and abdomen, approximately 1.72 times longer than wide, approximately 1.63 times longer than pronotum, latero-posterior margin emarginate, pubescent, setigerous punctures present. Hind wings present.

Abdomen. Abdominal tergites VI approximately 1.39 times wider than long. Male abdominal tergite VII with single median elongate tubercle; tergite VIII with posterior margin rounded, bearing 4 pairs of main setae, and many additional short setae and pores ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 f). Male abdominal sternite VII with many pores in anterior one-half; sternite VIII with posterior margin rounded, bearing 7 pairs of main setae, and many additional short setae and pores ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 g). Female abdominal tergite VIII bearing 4 pairs of main setae, and many additional short setae and pores ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 h). Female abdominal sternite VIII with posterior margin rounded, bearing 6 pairs of main setae, and many additional short setae and pores ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 i).

Genitalia. Paramere as in Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 j. Median lobe as in Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 k. Spermatheca as in Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 l.

Type locality. Pennsylvania.

Distribution. CANADA: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec; USA: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia. Locations where L. (E.) brevicollis has been collected in GSMNP as in Map 1.

Habitat. Specimens examined were collected with a flight intercept trap from secondary forest.

GSMNP

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

LSAM

Louisiana State Arthropod Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Leptusa

Loc

Leptusa (Eucryptusa) brevicollis Casey, 1893

Park, Jong-Seok, Carlton, Christopher E. & Ferro, Michael L. 2010
2010
Loc

Leptusa laticollis

Pace 1989: 11
Moore 1975: 483
Bernhauer 1926: 554
Notman 1921: 153
1921
Loc

Leptusa brevicollis

Gouix 2007: 63
Klimaszewski 2005: 46
Klimaszewski 2004: 18
Pace 1989: 116
Moore 1975: 483
Bernhauer 1926: 554
Fenyes 1920: 123
Casey 1893: 363
1893
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