Margarinotus (Paralister) remotus (J. L. LeConte, 1859)

Caterino, Michael S., 2010, A Review of California Margarinotus Marseul (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Histerinae: Histerini), with Descriptions of Two New Species, The Coleopterists Bulletin 64 (1), pp. 1-12 : 5

Margarinotus (Paralister) remotus (J. L. LeConte, 1859) ( Figs. 2D–F , 3 )

Hister remotus J. L. LeConte 1859: 70 . Margarinotus remotus (J. L. LeConte) ; Wenzel

1944: 126. Type locality “[Fort] Tejon”

Diagnosis. PEL= 4.42–4.55 mm; PNW= 2.87– 2.93 mm. See above under M. ephemeralis .

Remarks. This species, as with the preceding, has been reported mainly from the burrows of ground squirrels (Wenzel unpublished; Ross 1952).

Distribution ( Fig. 3 ). Margarinotus remotus was described from Ft. Tejon (Kern Co., CA), and has since been recorded from very few localities in central California and Oregon. There have been a few recent collections from flumes flowing out of the south-central Sierra Nevada (EMEC). Singleton female specimens in the CASC from CA: Marin Co., 0.8 mi NW Alpine Lake and CA: Nevada Co., North San Juan [CASENT5516938] seem to be this species, but cannot be determined with certainty.

Figures

Fig. 2. Margarinotus ephemeralis and Margarinotus remotus, median lobe of aedeagus. A. M. ephemeralis, dorsal view.B.M. ephemeralis, lateral view.C. M. ephemeralis, apical view of gonopore. D. M. remotus, apical view of gonopore. E. M. remotus, dorsal view. F. M. remotus, lateral view.

Fig. 3. Map of known California localities for Margarinotus spp.