Xenobius rotundiceps Borgmeier, 1931: 360

Caron, Edilson, Buss, Bruna Caroline, Zilberman, Bruno & Bortoluzzi, Sidnei, 2025, Illustrated catalog of the types of Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, Zootaxa 5579 (1), pp. 1-82 : 64-65

Xenobius rotundiceps Borgmeier, 1931: 360 [Locality in the original description: “Campinas, Goyas ”].

( Fig. 122 )

Syntype (1) “Typus”, printed on red label; “Campinas Goiaz / 15. V.29. / Schwarzmaier”, printed on white label, date handwritten; “ Eciton / schiechtendali”, printed on white label; “photo”, handwritten on white label; “ Xenobius Type / rotundiceps / det. Borgmeier 193”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27222 ”, printed on white label . Syntype (1) “Typus”, printed on red label; “Campinas Goiaz / 15-V-290[?]. / Schwarzmaier”, printed on white label, date handwritten; “ Eciton / schiechtendali”, printed on white label; “ Xenobius Type / rotundiceps / det. Borgmeier 193”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27227 ”, printed on white label .

Syntypes (3) “Typus”, printed on red label; “Campinas Goiaz / 15-V-29. / Schwarzmaier”, printed on white label, date handwritten; “ Eciton / schiechtendali”, printed on white label; “ Xenobius Type / rotundiceps / det. Borgmeier 193”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27223 ”; “ MZSP 27224 ”; “ MZSP 27226 ”, catalog numbers printed on white labels . Syntypes (1) “Typus”, printed on red label; “Campinas Goiaz / 26-IV-29. / Schwarzmaier”, printed on white label, date handwritten; “ Xenobius Type / rotundiceps / det. Borgmeier 193”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27225 ”, printed on white label .

Note. In the original description Borgmeier cited that the syntypes were collected “15. V., 4. VI. and 26. VI. 1929 ”. One of syntypes above was collected in 26-IV-[19]29. Then, for this syntype we are assuming a probably misspelling in the original description related to the month of collection .

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Figures

FIGURE 109–123. a) Habitus. b) Labels. PAEDERINAE: 109—Mimophites borgmeieri; 110—Mimophites convexicollis; 111—Mimophites hospes; 112—Mimophites ovaliceps; 113—Mimophites pilipes. PIESTINAE: 114—Piestus formicinus. STAPHYLININAE: 115—Amblyopinodes adae; 116—Amblyopinodes barrerai; 117—Amblyopinodes guimaraesi; 118— Amblyopinodes nordestinus; 119—Amblyopinodes piceus distinctus; 120—Ecitolycus gigas; 121—Philonthus acromyrmicis; 122—Xenobius rotundiceps; ALEOCHARINAE: 123—A. capitinigra.