Leptinillus, Horn, 1882

Peck, Stewart B. & Newton, Alfred F., 2017, An Annotated Catalog of the Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of the Nearctic Region (Continental North America North of Mexico), The Coleopterists Bulletin 71 (2), pp. 211-258 : 247

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1649/0010-065X-71.2.211
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10543790
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scientific name	Leptinillus
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Genus LEPTINILLUS Horn, 1882 View in CoL

Leptinillus Horn, 1882: 113 View in CoL . Type species: Leptinus validus Horn, 1872 View in CoL (by monotypy).

Distribution. Nearctic (2 species).

L. aplodontiae Ferris, 1918: 125 ; Peck 2007: 5. Holotype female in CASC. Type locality: Fallen Leaf Lake , Plumas County, California. North American distribution: USA: CA, OR, WA. Host : Aplodontia rufa (Rafinesque) View in CoL , the mountain beaver, the oldest known group of living rodents. Biology : Summarized in Peck (2007).

L. validus ( Horn, 1872: 145) (Leptinus) View in CoL ; Horn 1882: 113; Hatch 1957: 17; Peck 2007: 2. Syntype in MCZC. Type locality: “Hudsons Bay Region”. North American distribution (summarized in Peck 2007): Canada: AB, BC, NB, NF (record in Majka and Langor 2008), NT, ON, QC, SK, YT. USA: AK, ME, MI, MN, NH, SD, WI. Host: Castor canadensis Kuhl View in CoL , the American beaver. Immatures: Parks and Barnes (1955); Wood (1965). Biology: Wood (1965; summarized by Peck 2007).