Systematics, distributions, and bionomics of the Neoeocatopsgen. nov. and Nemadus of North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Anemadini)

• Published in: Canadian entomologist Vol. 139; no. 1; pp. 87 - 117
• Main Authors: Peck, Stewart B., Cook, Joyce
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Entomological Society of Canada 01.01.2007
• Subjects: Biodiversity, systematics, morphology, and evolution / Biodiversité, systématique, morphologie et évolution
• ISSN: 0008-347X; 1918-3240
• DOI: 10.4039/n05-091

This paper completes a review and revision of the tribe Anemadini in North America, covering the subtribe Eocatopina (new for North America), with the genus Neoeocatopsgen. nov. containing one species, and the subtribe Nemadina, with the genus Nemadus Thomson containing 12 species. Species are forest inhabitants feeding on carrion and other decaying materials, may occur in caves, or are myrmecophiles occupying the nests of formicine ants, mostly of the genera Formica L. and Camponotus Mayr. The following new synonyms are recognized: N. ellipticusJeannel, 1936 = N. horniHatch, 1933 and N. obliquusFall, 1937 = N. triangulumJeannel, 1936. Lectotypes are designated for Catops brachyderusLeConte, 1863, Catops pusioLeConte, 1859, and Choleva decipiensHorn, 1880. New species are Nemadus browni Peck and Cook, sp. nov., N. criddlei Peck and Cook, sp. nov., and N. falli Peck and Cook, sp. nov.