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Aleocharinae rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of the ancient Sitka spruce forest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada: new synonymy and generic considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Jan Klimaszewski*
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 3800, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7
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1 Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected]).

Abstract

Atheta vancouveri Klimaszewski, 2002, described from Vancouver Island, is a junior synonym of Pseudota nescia Casey, 1910, described from the Queen Charlotte Islands. The combination Atheta (Pseudota) nescia (Casey, 1910) is proposed.

Résumé

Atheta vancouveri Klimaszewski, 2002, décrit à partir d'un spécimen provenant de l'île de Vancouver, est un synonyme plus récent de Pseudota nescia Casey, 1910, décrit à partir d'un spécimen provenant des îles de la Reine-Charlotte. La combinaison Atheta (Pseudota) nescia (Casey, 1910) est donc proposée.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2003

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