Gabrius argentinus ( Bernhauer, 1912 ) Bernhauer, 1912

Maus, Mariana Chani-Posse De, 2009, Revision of some types of Philonthus Stephens and Gabrius Stephens from southern South America (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), with nomenclatural notes, Zootaxa 2034, pp. 31-42 : 32

Gabrius argentinus ( Bernhauer, 1912) , comb. nov.

Philonthus argentinus Bernhauer, 1912: 43 ; Bernhauer & Schubert, 1914: 329 (catalog); Bruch, 1915: 444 (catalog); Blackwelder, 1944: 132 (list); Herman, 2001: 2751 (catalog); Chani-Posse, 2004: 230 (list).

Type material. Lectotype (here designated; Figs. 1 a–b), 3, with labels: “Rep. Argentina / PROV. TUCUMAN / RICHTER / 19”, “387”, “ argentinus Bernh. / Typus ” (yellow label), “Chicago NHMus. / M. Bernhauer Collection”, “ Lectotype Philonthus argentinus Bernhauer, 1912 / Des. Chani-Posse de Maus 2008” ( FMNH). Paralectotypes: 2ƤƤ, “Rep. Argentina / PROV. TUCUMAN / RICHTER / 19”, “395” (one specimen), “ argentinus Bernh. / Cotypus” (yellow label), “Chicago NHMus. / M. Bernhauer Collection”, “ Paralectotype Philonthus argentinus Bernhauer, 1912 / Des. Chani-Posse de Maus 2008” ( FMNH).

Notes. Although a male is explicitely mentioned in the original description, there is no indication that only one specimen was examined by Bernhauer (1912). All the three specimens listed above agree with the original description and considered to have been syntypes prior to the present lectotype designation.

Comments. Arguments supporting the transfer of P. argentinus to Gabrius are given in Discussion for G. nidicola , see below.