Vatesus simulans Borgmeier, 1961: 206

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 : 70-74

Vatesus simulans Borgmeier, 1961: 206 [Locality in the original description: “Campinas, Goiás ”].

( Fig. 146 )

Holotype “ Typus ”, printed on red label; “ Campinas, / Goiás / Schwarzmaier ”, printed on white label; “ Eciton 13. XII. / coecum 29.”, printed on white label, date handwritten; “ Vatesus / simulans B. / Holotype / det. Borgmeier ”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 00584 ”, printed on white label.

Paratype (1) “Cotypus”, printed on pink label; “Campinas, / Goi / Schwarzmaier”, printed on white label; “ Eciton VI. 28/coecum”, printed on white label,date handwritten;“ Vatesus /simulans/ Paratype /det. Borgmeier ”,handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27248 ”, printed on white label . Paratype (1) “ Cotypus ”, printed on pink label; “ Campinas, / Goyas / Schwarzmaier ”, printed on white label; “ Eciton X 2. XII. / coecum 35”, printed on white label, date handwritten; “ Vatesus / simulans / Paratype / det. Borgmeier ”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27248 ”, printed on white label . Paratype (1) “Cotypus”, printed on pink label; “Trindade, Goiás / Schwarzmaier / 8.I.52 coecum”, handwritten on white label; “ Eciton / coecum”, printed on white label; “Fihler[?] / preparado”, handwritten on orange label; “ Vatesus / simulans / Paratype / det. Borgmeier ”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27249 ”, printed on white label . Paratype (1) “Cotypus”, printed on pink label; “657 / E.coecum / 22 XII 35 ”, handwritten on white label; “ Eciton X 2. XII. / coecum 35”, printed on white label, date printed; “ Vatesus / simulans / Paratype / det. Borgmeier ”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27248 ”, printed on white label . Paratype (1) “Cotypus”, printed on pink label; “Campinas, Goi / Schwarzmaier”, printed on white label; “ Eciton 13.III. / coecum 29.”, printed on white label, date printed; “ Vatesus / simulans / Paratype / det. Borgmeier ”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27247 ”, printed on white label . Paratype (1) “Cotypus”, printed on pink label; “Campinas, Goi / Schwarzmaier”, printed on white label; “ Eciton 2.III. / coecum 36.”, printed on white label, date printed; “ Vatesus / simulans / Paratype / det. Borgmeier ”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label . Paratype (1) “Cotypus”, printed on pink label; “Campinas, coecum[?] / Goiás 2.3.36/ Schwarzmaier”, printed on white label, coecum and date handwritten; “ Eciton / coecum”, printed on white label; “ Vatesus / simulans / Paratype / det. Borgmeier ”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27245 ”, printed on white label .

Xenocephalus limulus Wasmann, 1900: 244 [Locality in the original description: “ Colonia alpina (Theresopolis, Orgelgebirge, Staat Rio de Janeiro)”].

( Fig. 147 )

Syntype (1) “Cotypus”, printed on red label; “ Colonia alpina / C.Teresópolis / A. Goldi 1898 / E. 4 - glume”, handwritten on white label; “ Eciton / quadriglume”, printed on white label; “Wasmannoth. / limulus ♂ / Cotype Wasm. / det. Borgmeier ”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Faspes-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27265 ”, printed on white label .

Note. Current name is Vatesus limulus ( Wasmann, 1900) after Seevers (1958: 195).

List 2. Specimens labeled as type but not designated as such

ALEOCHARINAE

Figures

FIGURE 136–147. a) Habitus. b) Labels. TACHYPORINAE: 136—Vatesus cincinnati; 137—Vatesus gemellus; 138— Vatesus goianus; 139—Vatesus gracilis; 140—Vatesus hypomeralis; 141—Vatesus paraguayensis; 142—Vatesus perplexus; 143—Vatesus praedatorius; 144—Vatesus rettenmeyeri; 145—Vatesus schneirlai; 146—Vatesus simulans; 147—Xenocephalus limulus.