Gnypeta, : Bernhauer and Scheerpeltz, 1926

Klimaszewski, Jan, Savard, Karine, Pelletier, Georges & Webster, Reginald, 2008, Species review of the genus Gnypeta Thomson from Canada, Alaska and Greenland (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae): systematics, bionomics and distribution, ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 11-84 : 49

III. Gnypeta crebrepunctata species group

The crebrepunctata species group may be characterized by the following combination of characters: spermatheca C-shaped, capsule and stem short, broad, and tubular or club-shaped ( Figs 122 , 127-129 , 136 ); median lobe of aedeagus with enlarged bulbus ( Figs 117, 118 , 130-132 ); male tergite 8 truncate ( Figs 120 , 134 ).

Species included: G. crebrepunctata (Casey) , G. manitobae Casey , G. uteana Casey and G. carbonaria Mannerheim. The following species belong to this group but do not occur in Canada: Gnypeta majuscula Casey (southern United States) and G. rubrior Tottenham (Palaearctic) .

Figures

Figs 117-124. Genital structures of Gnypeta crebrepunctata: 117, median lobe of the aedeagus in lateral view, 118, dorsal view; 119, paramere; 120, male tergite 8; 121, male sternite 8; 122, spermatheca; 123, female tergite 8; 124, female sternite 8.

Figs 125-129. Genital structures of Gnypeta manitobae (lectotype): 125, female tergite 8; 126, female sternite 8; 127-129, spermatheca.

Figs 130-138. Genital structures of Gnypeta uteana: 130, median lobe of the aedeagus in lateral view, 131, dorsal view, 132, ventral view; 133, paramere; 134, male tergite 8; 135, male sternite 8; 136, spermatheca; 137, female tergite 8; 138, female sternite 8.