A revision of the species of Pronomaea Erichson of the Western Palaearctic region, including Middle Asia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Pronomaeini).

Abstract

Based on an examination of types and additional material, 12 species of Pronomaea Erichson, 1837 are recognised in the Western Palaearctic region, including Middle Asia. Distinguishing characters are described and illustrated. Five species are new to science: P. corsicana sp. n. (France: Corsica), P. sardoa sp. n. (Italy: Sardinia), P. sicula sp. n. (Italy: Sicily), P. wunderlei sp. n. (Greece: Crete), and P. spalacis sp. n. (Israel). The following synonymies are established: P. araxicola Reitter, 1898 = P. libanotica Fagel, 1969, syn. n., = P. orientalis Fagel, 1969, syn. n.; P. picea Heer, 1841 = P. dalmatina Sachse, 1852, syn. n., = P. korgei Lohse, 1974, syn. n. A neotype is designated for P. picea Heer; lectotypes are designated for P. araxicola Reitter, P. dalmatina Sachse, P. rostrata Erichson, and P. korgei Lohse. A key to species and a synonymic catalogue of the 15 Pronomaea species presently known from the Palaearctic region are provided. The distributions of all the Western Palaearctic species are mapped.

Keywords

Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pronomaeini, Pronomaea, Western Palaearctic region, taxonomy, new species, new synonymies, neotype designation, lectotype designations, key to species, synonymic catalogue, zoogeography, distributions.

Nomenclatural Acts

araxicola Reitter, 1898 (Pronomaea), Lectotype
corsicana Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.
dalmatina Sachse, 1852 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea picea Heer, 1841
korgei Lohse, 1974 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea picea Heer, 1841
libanotica Fagel, 1969 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea araxicola Reitter, 1898
orientalis Fagel, 1969 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea araxicola Reitter, 1898
picea Heer, 1841 (Pronomaea), Neotype; stat. rev. previously a synonym of Pronomaea rostrata Erichson, 1837
rostrata Erichson, 1837 (Pronomaea), Lectotype
sardoa Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.
sicula Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.
spalacis Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.
wunderlei Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.