Proteinus crenulatus - a complex of five species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Proteininae).

Authors

  • Volker Assing

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.57.2.355-366

Abstract

A revision of types and additional material revealed that what has previously been interpreted as Proteinus crenulatus Pandellé, 1867 is in fact a complex of five similar species: P. crenulatus (widespread in Europe), P. abditus sp. n. (Germany, Romania), P. hamatus sp. n. (N-Spain, SW-France), P. tronqueti sp. n. (Corsica), and P. angulatus sp. n. (S-Italy, S-Greece). The distinguishing characters are described and illustrated. A lectotype is designated for P. crenulatus Pandellé. The distributions of all five species are mapped.

Keywords

Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Proteininae, Proteinus, Western Palaearctis, taxonomy, lectotype designation.

Nomenclatural Acts

abditus Assing, 2007 (Proteinus), spec. n.
angulatus Assing, 2007 (Proteinus), spec. n.
crenulatus Pandellé, 1867 (Proteinus), Lectotype
hamatus Assing, 2007 (Proteinus), spec. n.
tronqueti Assing, 2007 (Proteinus), spec. n.

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Published

2007-12-21

How to Cite

Assing, V. 2007: Proteinus crenulatus - a complex of five species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Proteininae). - Contributions to Entomology = Beiträge Zur Entomologie 57(2): 355–366 - doi: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.57.2.355-366

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 2 (2007)

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