Aleochara tenuicornis KRAATZ, 1856: 89 Aleochara rufipes MULSANT & REY, 1853: 63 On the taxonomy and zoogeography of some Palaearctic Aleochara species of the subgenera Xenochara M & R and Rheochara M & R (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) Assing, V. Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2009 2009-07-15 59 1 33 101 BNDR KRAATZ, 1856 Kraatz 1856 [265,817,1094,1119] Insecta Staphylinidae Aleochara Animalia Coleoptera 50 83 Arthropoda species tenuicornis Xenochara      Aleochara tenuicornis KRAATZ, 1856: 89.     Aleochara rufipes MULSANT & REY, 1853: 63; primary homonym.   Type material examined:   Lectotype ♂: "tenuicornis mihi, rufipes Muls. Gall./ coll. Kraatz/ Syntypus/ coll. DEI Müncheberg / Lectotypus ♂  Aleochara tenuicornisKraatz, desig. V. Assing2009 / Aleochara tenuicornis Kraatz, det. V. Assing2009" ( SDEI).  Paralectotypes: 1 ex.: " Corsica/ coll. Kraatz" ( SDEI);  1 ex.: " Italia/ coll. Kraatz" ( SDEI).  Additional material examined:    Spain: 1 ♀, Andalucía, Huelva,  El Rocío, Arroyo la Rocina,  22.IV.2003, leg. Riberaet al. (cAss);  1 ♀, Huelva, Acebuche,  28.VII.1971(cAss);  1 ♂, S-Mallorca, Salines de Llevant,  20.III.2003, leg. Ziegler(cAss).    France: 1 ex., Camarque, Salin de Girault,  27.VI.1991, leg. Stehling(cAss).    Italy: 1 ex., Puglia, S. Cataldo( LE), Ris.WWF Le Cesine,  14.-17.VII.1995, leg. Angelini(cAss);  1 ex., Sardegna, Budoni( NU), Cala di Budoni,  3.V.1995, leg. Angelini(cAss).    Greece: 1 ex., "Lagas", lagunas,  5.VIII.1984, leg. Derra(cAss); 1 ♂, Ebros delta, 17.V.1991, leg.Schillhammer (cAss).    Israel: 1 ♂, Central district, Netanya, Breikhat Dorares., wetland,  27.III.2008, leg. Wrase(cSch);  1 ex., Golan Heights, Bentalreservoir, W Merom Golan, ca.  1000 m, stony wetland near shore,  30.IV.2006, leg. Wrase(cSch);  7 exs., same data, but  25.III.2008, leg. Assmann, Wrase( TAU, cAss, cFel, cSch).    Russia: 9 exs., Astrakhan region,  30 kmESE Kapustin Yar, Dmitrievka village,  30.-31.V.2000(cSch, cAss).    Kazakhstan: 2 exs., 25 kmN Beyneu,  8.V.2000, leg. Karalius& Miatleuski(cSch, cAss).  Locality doubtful:  1 ex., "Cassel / coll. Kraatz" ( SDEI).   Comment:  KRAATZ (1856)described  A. tenuicornis, stating that it was conspecific (and synonymous) with the primary homonym  A. rufipes MULSANT & REY, 1853and that it had been found only "im südlichen Europa". Since he provides characters distinguishing it from  A. rufipennisERICHSON, 1839(today a synonym of  A. haematoptera KRAATZ, 1858), his introduction of the name may be regarded as a description, not merely a replacement of a name, and the material seen by him may be considered type material. Three specimens qualifying as syntypeswere found in the collections at the SDEI. A male with Kraatz´ original identification label is designated as the lectotype. Its aedeagus is illustrated in Figs 177-178. In external appearance (size, coloration, coarse punctation of the abdomen),  A. tenuicornisis highly similar to  A. haematoptera, but at once distinguished by the much more slender antennae. The antennomeres IV and V are somewhat oblong (  A. haematoptera: transverse) and the preapical antennomeres are only weakly transverse (  A. haematoptera: almost twice as wide as long). The species was previously known only from southern Europe (from Spainto Greece) and North Africa ( SMETANA 2004). It is here reported from Israel, Russia, Kazakhstanand the whole of Middle Asia for the first time. Interestingly, the species appears to be subject to clinal variation in coloration. While the material seen from southern Europe has the elytra yellowish to reddish with the lateral and the anterior margins, as well as the scutellar area narrowly blackish, the black coloration of the specimens from Israelis much more extensive (leaving only a spot on the elytral disc reddish, and the material seen from Russiaand Middle Asia has uniformly reddish elytra. SDEI Kraatz & V. Assing V. Assing 50 83 2 2 lectotype [641,1176,1309,1333] SDEI Kraatz France Corsica 50 83 1 paralectotype [189,549,1340,1364] SDEI Kraatz Italy Italia 50 83 1 paralectotype [189,1055,1429,1452] 2003-04-22 El Rocio & Ribera Spain Huelva Arroyo la Rocina El Rocio 50 83 1 1 Andalucia 1971-07-28 Spain Acebuche Huelva 50 83 1 1 [480,1104,1458,1480] 2003-03-20 de Llevant & Ziegler Spain Salines de Llevant 50 83 1 1 [189,885,1487,1509] 1991-06-27 de Girault & Stehling France Salin de Girault 50 83 1 [189,1117,1516,1538] 1995-07-14 1995-07-17 1995-07-14 LE S. Cataldo & Ris. & Le Cesine & Angelini Italy Puglia 50 83 1 Puglia 1995-05-03 NU di Budoni & Angelini Italy Cala di Budoni Budoni 50 83 1 Sardegna [189,747,1573,1596] 1984-08-05 Derra Greece Greece 50 83 1 [106,1034,175,197] 2008-03-27 Wrase Israel Breikhat Dora Netanya 51 84 1 1 Central 2006-04-30 W Merom Golan & Wrase Israel 1000 Bental Golan Heights 51 84 1 [238,977,232,254] 2008-03-25 TAU Assmann & Wrase Israel 1000 Bental Golan Heights 51 84 7 [106,1093,261,283] 2000-05-30 2000-05-31 2000-05-30 Russia Dmitrievka village 51 84 9 Astrakhan' [106,923,290,312] 2000-05-08 Karalius & Miatleuski Kazakhstan Beyneu 51 84 2 [282,617,319,341] SDEI Kraatz 51 84 1