Atopocentrum Bernhauer 1906

Chani-Posse, Mariana, Newton, Alfred F., Hansen, Aslak Kappel & Solodovnikov, Alexey, 2018, Checklist and taxonomic changes for Central and South American Philonthina (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Zootaxa 4449 (1), pp. 1-95 : 8-9

Atopocentrum Bernhauer 1906

Atopocentrum Bernhauer 1906: 327 . Type species: Atopocentrum mirabile Bernhauer, 1906 , by monotypy. Notes: Atopocentrum is currently known as a monotypic genus endemic to the Neotropical region ( Peru) and it was keyed out by Chani-Posse (2014a) based only on type material of Atopocentrum mirabile (two male specimens).

Atopocentrum mirabile Bernhauer 1906

Atopocentrum mirabile Bernhauer 1906: 329 . Type locality: [Cushi, 1800m, Peru]. Type depository: FMNH LT ♂, 1 PLT ♂ (designated below). Distribution: Peru.

Remarks. Bernhauer did not indicate the number of specimens on which he based this species. Two syntypes are present in the FMNH and were labelled as lectotype and paralectotype respectively by M. Chani-Posse in 2011, but such designations were never published.

Type material examined. Lectotype ♂, here designated (FMNH): card-mounted (head and thorax separated from abdomen, aedeagus dissected), “ Atopocentrum mirabile Brh.Typ. [in Bernhauer’s hand, white label] // mirabile Brh.Cotyp. [in Bernhauer’s hand, yellow label] // Cushi, 1800 m., Peruvia [in Bernhauer’s hand, white label] // Chicago NHMus. M. Bernhauer collection [printed on white label] // LECTOTYPE label Atopocentrum mirabile Bernhauer 1906 des. Chani-Posse 2011 [printed on red label] // SYNTYPE teste D.J. Clarke 2014 GDI Imaging project [printed on purple label] // Photographed Kelsey Keaton 2014 Emu catalog [printed on light blue label] // FMNHINS 2819391 FIELD MUSEUM [printed on white label]”. Paralectotype ♂ (FMNH): card-mounted (without head), “Cushi, Bang-Haas [added later], Peru, 1800 mts [in Bernhauer’s hand] (white label) // Atopocentrum mirabile Brh. Typus [in Bernhauer’s hand,] (yellow label) // Chicago NHMus. M. Bernhauer collection [printed on white label] // PARALECTOTYPE label Atopocentrum mirabile Bernhauer 1906 des. Chani-Posse 2011 [printed on red label] // SYNTYPE teste D. J. Clarke 2014 GDI Imaging Project [printed on purple label]”.