A revision of Nearctic species of the genus Earota Mulsant & Rey, 1874 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
Gusarov VI. 2002. A revision of Nearctic species of the genus Earota Mulsant & Rey, 1874 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). Zootaxa. 92:1-16
ABSTRACT: Nearctic species of the genus Earota Mulsant & Rey, 1874a are revised. Synonymy of generic names Earota and Macroterma Casey, 1906 is confirmed. Earota dentata (Bernhauer, 1906) (= E. alutacea (Casey, 1906) = E. borealis (Casey, 1906) = E. iowensis (Casey, 1910a)) is recognized as the only valid Nearctic species of the genus. Redescription and illustrations are provided for distinguishing Earota from other aleocharine genera. Atheta sulcata Blatchley, 1910 is placed in synonymy with A. klimschi Bernhauer, 1909 and transferred from Earota to Atheta Thomson, 1858. Lectotypes for Atheta dentata Bernhauer, 1906, Macroterma alutacea Casey, 1906, M. borealis Casey, 1906, A. klimschi Bernhauer, 1909, A. iowensis Casey, 1910a and A. sulcata Blatchley, 1910 are designated.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Gusarov, Vladimir
- Units
- BLRI , GRSM , MORA
- Keywords
- Aleocharinae, All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, ATBI, Athetini, Beetles, biodiversity, BLRI, Blue Ridge Parkway, Coleoptera, Earota, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, Macroterma, Nearctic, SER, Southeast Region, Staphylinidae, Taxonomy
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Invertebrates