Vatesus gracilis Borgmeier, 1961: 199

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 : 69

Vatesus gracilis Borgmeier, 1961: 199 [Locality in the original description: “Campinas, Goiás ”].

( Fig. 139 )

Holotype “ Typus ”, printed on red label; “ Campinas / Goiás 15. V.29 / Schwarzmaier”, printed on white label, date handwritten; “ Eciton 15. V.29 / schlechtendali” printed on white label, date handwritten; “ Vatesus / gracilis B. / Holotype / det. Borgmeier ”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27267 ”, printed on white label.

Paratypes (3) “Cotypus”, printed on pink label; “Campinas / Goiás 26.IV.29 / Schwarzmaier”, printed on white label, date handwritten; “ Eciton / schlechtendali” printed on white label; “ Vatesus / gracilis B. / Paratype / det. Borgmeier ”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27268 ”, printed on white label . Paratype (1) “Cotypus”, printed on pink label; “Campinas Goiaz / 15. V.29 / Schwarzmaier”, printed on white label, date handwritten; “ Eciton / schlechtendali” printed on white label; “ Vatesus / gracilis B. / Paratype / det. Borgmeier ”, handwritten on white label, last line printed; “Coleção / BORGMEIER / Fapesp-1967”, printed on green label; “ MZSP 27269 ”, printed on white label . Paratypes (5) “ Vatesus / gracillis / n. sp.”, handwritten on white label; “VAETESUS GRACILIS / PARÁTIPO ”, handwritten on half white half pink label; “Vaetesus / gracillis / paratypus ”, handwritten on white label; “Campinas goyas / Schwarzmaier / 26-IV-29 / E. schlechtendali”, handwritten on white label; “ MZSP 27270 ”, printed on white label .

Note. Last paratypes (5) are stored all together in alcohol.

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.