Oxypoda (s. str.) acuminata ( Stephens, 1832 )

Gusarov, Vladimir I., 2003, Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes, Zootaxa 353 (1), pp. 1-134 : 17

Oxypoda (s. str.) acuminata ( Stephens, 1832)

( Fig. 2 in Strand & Vik 1966 (as O. lividipennis ))

Aleochara acuminata Stephens, 1832: 151 .

Oxypoda (s. str.) lividipennis: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 748 (as valid species; misidentification).

Oxypoda (s. str.) acuminata: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 748 (as synonym of O. lividipennis ).

Oxypoda lividipennis: Strand & Vik, 1966: 174 (as valid species; misidentification).

Oxypoda (s. str.) lividipennis: Lohse, 1974c: 266 (as valid species; misidentification).

Oxypoda (s. str.) acuminata: Zerche, 1991: 81 (as valid species).

(Other references are omitted)

Examined material. FRANCE: Le Loiret: ♂, ♀, 15 km de Montargis, domaine des Barres, 13–20.x.1998 (A.Gurov) ( SPSU) ; UNITED STATES: New York: Orange Co.: ♂, ♀, 8 km S New Windsor, Black Rock Forest , 9.v.1998 (V.I.Gusarov) ( SPSU) .

Diagnosis. See Lohse (1974; as O. lividipennis ).

Discussion. This is a first North American record of this species (cf. Muona 1984).

Distribution. Oxypoda acuminata is widespread in Europe. In North America it is known only from New York.

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Abdominal segment 8 of Tinotus acerbus (Casey) (lectotype of Acrimea acerba (1–2) and lectotype of Acri. resecta (3–4)). 1 — male tergum 8; 2 — male sternum 8; 3 — female tergum 8; 4 — female sternum 8. Scale bar 0.2 mm.