Stephens, 1832 : 237
Fairmaire & Germain, 1861 : 431
Fauvel, 1866a : 345
Coiffait & Sáiz, 1968 : 360
Fauvel, 1869 : 489
longicornis
Fauvel, 1874a : 255
longicornis
Ganglbauer, 1895 : 454
longicornis
Bernhauer & Schubert, 1914 : 345
longicornis
Blackwelder, 1943 : 410
longicornis
Smetana, 1958 : 189
longicornis
Coiffait & Sáiz, 1968 : 360
Spatulonthus
Sáiz, 1971 : 348
Spatulonthus
Desender & Baert, 1996 : 36
Spatulonthus
Herman, 2001 : 2911
Revision of some types of Philonthus Stephens and Gabrius Stephens from southern South America (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), with nomenclatural notes
Maus, Mariana Chani-Posse De
Zootaxa
2009
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Stephens, 1832
Stephens
1832
[151,619,847,873]
Insecta
Staphylinidae
Philonthus
Animalia
Coleoptera
6
37
Arthropoda
species
longicornis
Philonthus longicornis Stephens, 1832: 237. For complete references see Herman (2001). Philonthus perplexus Fairmaire & Germain, 1861: 431; Fauvel, 1866a: 345(= 1866b: 96) (misidentified as variansaccording to Coiffait & Sáiz, 1968: 360; characters); Fauvel, 1869: 489(syn. of longicornis); Fauvel, 1874a: 255(= 1874b: 481) (syn. of longicornis); Ganglbauer, 1895: 454(syn. of longicornis); Bernhauer & Schubert, 1914: 345(cat.; syn. of longicornis); Blackwelder, 1943: 410(syn. of longicornis); Smetana, 1958: 189(syn. of longicornis); Coiffait & Sáiz, 1968: 360( Spatulonthus; valid species; characters); Sáiz, 1971: 348( Spatulonthus; notes); Desender & Baert, 1996: 36( Spatulonthus; list); Herman, 2001: 2911(complete references). Chani-Posse, 2004: 231 (list).
Typematerial. Lectotypeof Philonthus perplexus(here designated), 3, with labels: “ Chili” (green), “ Spatulonthus perplexusFairmaire et Germain” (unknown handwriting, white), “ Lectotype Philonthus perplexus Fairmaire et Germain, 1861/ Des. Chani-Posse de Maus 2008” ( MNHN). Paralectotypes:3, Ƥ, with labels: “ Chili” (green), “ Paralectotype Philonthus perplexus Fairmaire et Germain, 1861/ Des. Chani- Posse de Maus 2008” ( MNHN). Males were dissected; in each case the aedeagus was glued on a different plate and attached to the beetle. Additional material. CHILE: 3, Ƥ, Maipo, 12.XI.1972, Col. G. Arriagada ( MNHN). Diagnosis.See Smetana (1995: 243). FIGURES 1–12.Type specimens: habitus and labels; labels with lectotype designation are not included. (1 a–b) Philonthus argentinusBernhauer(now in Gabrius), (lectotype with labels*). (2 a–b) Philonthus jujuyensisBernhauer(now in Gabrius), (lectotype with labels*). (3 a–b) Philonthus tucumanensisBernhauer(now in Gabrius), (lectotype with labels*). (4) Philonthus nidicolaBernhauer(now in Gabrius), (only labels are shown*). (5 a–b) Philonthus quadraticeps(lectotype with labels*). (6 a–b) P. tenebrosus(= P. quadraticeps), (lectotype with labels*). (7 a–b) Philonthus bonariensis(lectotype with labels*). (8 a–b) Philonthus weiseri(= P. bonariensis), (lectotype with labels*). (9 a–b) Philonthus catamarcanus(= P. bonariensis), (lectotype with labels*). (10 a–b) Philonthus cribriventris(lectotype with labels*). (11) Philonthus catamarcanus var. densior(= P. cribriventris), (lectotype, labels are not shown). (12) G. chiliensis(= G. nigritulus), (paratype, labels are not shown). *Labels with lectotype designation are not included (pictures were taken prior to any designation). Notes. Stephens (1832: 237)described P. longicornisbased on specimens from London. I have not seen the original material but I have no doubt that P. p e r p l e x u sis the species that Stephens described, as interpreted later by other authors (e.g. Sharp 1885; Blackwelder 1943; Smetana 1958, 1995).
Comments. Philonthus perplexuswas considered to be a synonym of P. longicornissince Fauvel (1869)until Coiffait and Saiz (1968)treated it as a valid species. The typematerial of P. perplexusand the examined material of P. longicornisare similar in all external characters and identical in the shape of aedeagus. Therefore, these names are considered to be synonyms (confirmed synonymy).