Acrotona sonomana
Creators: name: Gusarov, Vladimir I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Acrotona
Acrotona sonomana

description: Acrotona sonomana (Casey, 1910a).
(Figs. 135–141)
Colpodota sonomana Casey, 1910a: 162.
Colpodota inceptor Casey, 1910a: 162, syn. nov.
Colpodota abdicans Casey, 1910a: 163, syn. nov.
Colpodota repentina Casey, 1910a: 163, syn. nov.
Colpodota laxella Casey, 1910a: 164, syn. nov.
Colpodota pupilla Casey, 1911a: 155, syn. nov.
Strigota (Eustrigota) seclusa Casey, 1911a: 165, syn. nov.
Atheta (Acrotona) sonomana: Fenyes, 1920: 225 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) inceptor: Fenyes, 1920: 225 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) abdicans: Fenyes, 1920: 225 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) repentina: Fenyes, 1920: 225 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) laxella: Fenyes, 1920: 226 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) pupilla: Fenyes, 1920: 226 (as valid species).
Strigota seclusa: Fenyes, 1920: 253 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) sonomana: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 677 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) inceptor: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 675 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) abdicans: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 672 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) repentina: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 677 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) laxella: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 675 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) pupilla: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 676 (as valid species).
Strigota seclusa: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 590 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) sonomana: Moore & Legner, 1975: 374 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) inceptor: Moore & Legner, 1975: 363 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) abdicans: Moore & Legner, 1975: 353 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) repentina: Moore & Legner, 1975: 372 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) laxella: Moore & Legner, 1975: 364 (as valid species).
Atheta (Acrotona) pupilla: Moore & Legner, 1975: 371 (as valid species).
Strigota seclusa: Moore & Legner, 1975: 486 (as valid species).
Acrotona (Colpodota) sonomana: Seevers, 1978: 257 (as valid species).
Acrotona (Colpodota) inceptor: Seevers, 1978: 257 (as valid species).
Acrotona (Colpodota) abdicans: Seevers, 1978: 257 (as valid species).
Acrotona (Colpodota) repentina: Seevers, 1978: 257 (as valid species).
Acrotona (Colpodota) laxella: Seevers, 1978: 257 (as valid species).
Acrotona (Colpodota) pupilla: Seevers, 1978: 257 (as valid species).
Strigota seclusa: Seevers, 1978: 258 (as valid species).
Type material. Lectotype of Colpodota sonomana (here designated): ♀, “Cal.[ifornia, Cloverdale]”, “ sonomana Csy. ”, “TYPE USNM 39009” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (NMNH). Paralectotype: ♀, “Cal.[ifornia, Mt. Diablo]”, “ sonomana ­2 PARATYPE USNM 39009” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (NMNH).
Lectotype of Colpodota inceptor (here designated): ♀, “Cal.[ifornia, Santa Clara (Harford)]”, “ inceptor Csy. ”, “TYPE USNM 39010” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (NMNH).
Lectotype of Colpodota abdicans (here designated): ♂, “Ojai Cal.[ifornia] 3.8.92 [8.iii.1892 (Fall)]”, “ abdicans Csy. ”, “TYPE USNM 39011” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (NMNH).
Lectotype of Colpodota repentina (here designated): ♂, “Pom.[ona, Los Angeles Co.] Cal.[ifornia] Nov.7.90 [7.xi.1890 (Fall)] “, “ repentina Csy. ”, “TYPE USNM 39012” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (NMNH). Paralectotype: ♀, “Pom.[ona, Los Angeles Co.] Cal.[ifornia] Mts. 11.7.91 [7.xi.1891 (Fall)]”, “ repentina ­2 PARATYPE USNM 39012” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (NMNH).
Lectotype of Colpodota laxella (here designated): ♂, “Cal.[ifornia, Santa Cruz]”, “ laxella Csy. ”, “TYPE USNM 39013” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (NMNH).
Lectotype of Colpodota pupilla (here designated): ♂, “Cal.[ifornia, Paraiso Hot Springs, Monterey Co.]”, “ pupilla Csy. ”, “TYPE USNM 39015” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (NMNH).
Lectotype of Strigota seclusa (here designated): ♀, “ Catalina [Island] CAL. [California] 7.16.94 [16.vii.1894 (Fall)]”, “ Eustrigota seclusa Csy. ”, “TYPE USNM 39048” (red label), “CASEY bequest 1925” (NMNH).
Additional material. UNITED STATES: Washington: Spokane Co.: ♀, env. of Spokane, the Spokane River, in leaf litter near water, 20.vi.1998 (V.Yanushev) (SPSU).
Diagnosis. Acrotona sonomana can be distinguished from other Nearctic species of Acrotona by the distinct shape of the aedeagus (Figs. 139–140) and spermatheca (Fig. 141).
Discussion. The types of C. sonomana, C. inceptor, C. abdicans, C. repentina, C. laxella, C. pupilla and St. seclusa are similar in external characters and in the shape of the aedeagus (including the structures of the internal sac) and spermatheca.
Distribution. Acrotona sonomana is known from California and Washington.
description: Published as part of Gusarov, Vladimir I., 2003, Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes, pp. 1-134 in Zootaxa 353 (1) on pages 103-106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.353.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5019783