SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOLUME
111,NUMBER
4TYPE MATERIAL OF THE SPECIES OF CLERID BEETLES DESCRIBED BY
CHARLES SCHAEFFER
BY
EDWARD
A.CHAPIN
Curator, DivisionofInsects U. S. National Museum
(Publication3977)
CITY OF WASHINGTON
PUBLISHED BY THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
APRIL
5,1949TYPE MATERIAL OF THE SPECIES OF CLERID BEETLES DESCRIBED BY
CHARLES SCHAEFFER
By EDWARD
A.CHAPIN
Curator, Division of Insects, U. S. National
Museum
Between
1904 and 1921, while acting as curator of entomologyof theMuseum
ofthe BrooklynInstituteof Artsand Sciences, Charles Schaeffer described 45new
speciesof beetles of the family Cleridaefrom America
northofMexico.Only
in his 1921paperonthegenus Aulicusdid hedesignatea singlespecimen as type of a species. In his early w'orks heselected upto six specimens to stand as types of a species,andlaterhemade
no mention ofthenumber
of specimens beforehim upon
whichthe description ofa specieswas
based. Occa- sionally it ispossible for the reader to tell that one, ormore
than one, specimenwas
involved,from
the remarks that follow the description.Mr.
Schaeffer's type materialwas
originally deposited in four different collections: the collection of theMuseum
of the Brooklyn Institute (33 species); the Schaeffer collection, in which is incor- porated theOttomar
Dietz collection (7 species); the United States NationalMuseum
(4 species); and theH.
F.Wickham
collection (i species). All these collections arenow
in the NationalMuseum
andthereforeall,oralmostall,thetype material isthere.The
writer has recently studied all this material and has designated lectotypes for all species except where the original description and discussion indicatethat nomore
than one specimenwas
before the describer.It has not been possible to recognize the type specimen of
Hyd-
nocera nunnemnacheri Schf. This specieswas
described in 1908from
a singlespecimen bearing thesame
data as that given for the type material ofHydnocera
fuchsi Schf. (described on the preced- ingpage of thesame
work). In 1917Mr.
Schaeffer suppressedthe formeras asynonym
of the latter.No
specimen bearing thename
label
"Hydnocera
nunnenmacheri" is to be found either in the col- lectionof theBrooklyn Institute orin the Schaeffercollection. It is possible thatupon
recognizing thesynonymy,Mr.
Schaeffer returned thetype ofH.
nunnenmacheri,minus
its distinguishinglabel,to the typeseriesoiH.
fuchsi.SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUSCOLLECTIONS, VOL.Ill, NO.4
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Itwill he noted furtheronin thispaperthat often the typelocality of a speciesisgiven as
"Huachuca
Mts.,Arizona," and thedata for the lectotype as "Palmerlee, Cochise Co., Arizona." It should be explainedthatMr.
Schaeffermade
hisheadquartersfortheHuachuca
MountainstripatPalmerlee andthathe used themore
exactlocality data onthespecimensthemselves.It might here be mentioned that twice
Mr.
Schaefi'er introducednames
intotheliteraturethrougherror. His Clerus bioculatus (1905, Mus. Brooklyn Inst., Sci. Bull., vol. i, p. 154) is certainly a lapsus for Clerus bimaculatus Skinner,and
his"var.rufulus" (1917,Journ.New York
Ent. Soc,vol. 25, p. 131) isapparentlyan earlier choice ofname
for the variety thathe describedunderthename
of Clerus rosmariisvar. virginiensis.In the following list the species are arranged alphabetically by specific
name
without regard to the genus in which eachwas
de- scribed.The
genericname
of the original combination follows the specificname.No
attempt hasbeenmade
toshow
thepresent generic assignmentofany ofthespecies.antennata,Cymatodera
1908. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc,vol. 16,p.128.Type
locality.— Huachuca Mts.,Arizona.
Type
series.— No indicationof number
of specimens. Both sexes
described. Three specimens, including one male, each bearing the label TYPE in the Brooklyn
Museum
collection; three additional specimens,withouttype
labels, in the Schaefifer collection.Lectotype.
— The male bearing Schaeffer's type
label, with the
more
detailed locality data Palmerlee, Cochise Co., Ariz., Aug.
17.
U.S.N.M.
No.42533.antennatus, Aulicus
1921. Proc.U. S.Nat. Mus., vol.59, p.158.
Type
locality.— PalmSprings, California.
Type
series.— "Themale (type) is in the collection of Professor
Wickham
andthe female (allotype) inthecollectionof the BrooklynMuseum."
Holotypc.
— The male specimen from
the Wickham
collection,
U.S.N.M.
No. 50191.arizonica, Cymatodera undulata var.
1908. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc,vol. 16,p. 130.Type
locality.~Ruz.ch\xcdi Mts., Arizona.Type
scries.— 'Ko indication ofnumber
of specimens or sex.A
NO. 4 CLERID BEETLES
CHAPIN
3male, labeled
type
by Schaeffer,anda female,bothfrom
Palmerlee, Cochise Co., Ariz., in the BrooklynMuseum
collection.A
malefrom Huachuca
Mts.,Ariz., inthe Schaeffercollection.Lectotype.—
The
male, labeled astype
by Schaeffer. Its label carries the date June 24.U.S.N.M.
No. 42537-arizonica,Hydnocera
1908. Journ.
New
Yorklint. Soc, vol. 16,p. 132.Type
locality.— Huachuca Mts., Arizona.
Type
scries.—
"In thetwo
type specimens, male and female,* * '^ ." In addition to two specimens labeled
type
by Schaeffer.there are 15 additional specimensintheBrooklyn
Museum
collection.Lectotype.—
The
malebearing thetype
label,U.S.N.M.
No.42540.brevicollis,Cymatodera
1917. Journ.
New
York Ent. Soc, vol. 25. p. 130.Type
locality.—
Arizona.Type
scries.—-''The single specimen, a female,was
placed in the Dietz collection with ovipcnnis, which it superficially verymuch
resembles."
Holotype.
— The above-described specimen in the Schaeffer collec-
tion. U.S.N.M.
No.59058.
cephalica, Cymatodera
1908. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc,vol. 16, p. 130.Type
locality.—
El Taste and Santa Rosa,Lower
California.Type
series.—
" * * * ^ collectedbyMr.
Gustav Beyer,towhom
I
am
indebted for thepair."Lectotype.
— The male from
the above-mentioned pair, from
El
Taste, intheBrooklynMuseum
collection. U.S.N.M.
No. 42538.
dentipes,Aulicus
1921. Proc U. S.Nat. Mus.,vol. 59,p. 157.
Type
locality.— SanDiego,Texas.
Type
series.— Type (male), allotype and paratypes designated in theoriginal publication.
Holotype.—
U.S.lSl.M. No. 23085.femoralis, Aulicus
1917. Journ.
New
York Ent. Soc,vol. 25, p. 132.Type
locality.—
Nogales, Arizona.Type
series.— Noindicationof number
of specimensor sex. Two
4 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS
Specimens, male andfemale, collected at the designated typelocality by F.
W. Nunnenmacher,
inthe BrooklynMuseum
collection.Lcctotype.—
The
above-mentioned male,U.S.N.M.
No. 42547.fissipes,Aulicus
1921. Proc.U. S.Nat. Mus.,vol.59,p. I5S-
Type
locality.—
Tucson,Arizona.Type
series.— Type (male) and allotype (female) designated in
theoriginal publication.
Holotype.—U.S.N.M.
No. 23083.flavosignata,Cymatodera
1908, Journ.
New
York Ent. Soc, vol. 16, p. 129.Type
locality.— Huachuca Mts., Arizona.
Type
series.— Noindicationof number
of specimens. Both sexes
described. Six specimens in the Brooklyn Museum
collection and
three additional in the Schaeffer collection, all labeled Palmerlee,
CochiseCo.,Arizona.
Lectotype.
— Amale from
the series inthe BrooklynMuseum
col-
lection, collectedonAug. 18. U.S.N.M.
No.42535.
floridana,Chariessa
1917. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc, vol.25, p. 133.Type
locality.—Key
Largo,Florida.Type
series.— "The type specimen, a female, was
collected and
given
me
byMr.
G. Beyer."No
mentionof furthermaterialismade
but
Mr.
Schaeffer,in1918,presented the writerwitha specimen, also a female,withidentical data.Lectotype.
— The female in the Schaeffer collection. U.S.N.M.
No.59059.
fuchsi,Cymatodera
1904. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc,vol. 12, p. 216.Type
locality.—
Texas.Type
series.— "One male in my
possession kindlygiven to me
a
fewyearsagobyMr.
Chas.Fuchs * * * ."
Holotype.
— Amale specimenfrom
Texas,intheBrooklynMuseum
collection,bearing
Mr.
Schaeffer'stype
label.U.S.N.M.
No. 42519.fuchsi,Hydnocera
1908. Journ.
New
YorkEnt.Soc, vol.16,p. 132.Type
locality.—
Nogales, Arizona.Type
series.— Noindication of number
of specimens orsex.One
NO.
4
CLERID BEETLESCHAPIN
5specimen, apparently a male, labeled
type
inthe BrooklynMuseum
collection; six specimens, males and females, in the Schaeffer collection.
Lectotype.
— The specimen bearing thetype
label,in theBrooklyn
Museum
collection. U.S.N.M.
No. 42539.
furcatus,Colyphus
1904. Journ.
New
York Ent. Soc,vol. 12,p. 218.Type
locality.—
Brownsville,Texas (San Tomas,
Esperanza Ranch).Type
series.— "Fourspecimensin collectionof the Museum
of the
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences." Four
specimens labeled
TYPE and
eight othersin the Brooklyn Museum
collectionandthree
intheSchaeffercollection.
Lectotype.
— Amale,oneof thefourbearingtype
label,mentioned
above. U.S.N.M.
No.42521.
granulatipenne,Enaplium (sic!)
1904. Journ.
New
York Ent.Soc,vol. 12,p.220.Type
locality.—
Brownsville,Texas
(Los Boragos).Type
series.—
"Types, sixspecimensintheMuseum
ofthe Brook- lynInstitute."As
there areinalleightspecimensfrom Los
Boragos inthatcollection, itis not possibleto distinguish the six referred to in theoriginal publication. Schaefferhad placedtype
labels ontwo
specimens, amaleand
afemale.Lectotype.
— The male, selected by Schaeffer, mentioned above.
U.S.N.M.
No.42525.humeralis, Clerus
1905. Mus. Brooklyn Inst., Sci.Bull., vol. i, No.7, p. 155.
Type
locality.—
Tulare Co., California.Type
series.—
" * * * ^ j-wo specimens in the collection Dietz."One
specimen, apparently a female, labeledtype
bySchaeffer, inthe BrooklynMuseum
collection; another specimen, also apparently female,inthe Schaeffercollection.Lectotype.
— Thespecimenlabeled astype bySchaeffer,U.S.N.M.
No.42531.
laevicoUis,Cymatodera
1908. Journ.
New
YorkEnt.Soc,vol. 16,p.130.Type
locality.— HuachucaMts., Arizona.
Type
series.— "Onefemale." A
femalespecimen, without locahty
6 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS
label,is in the Brooklyn
Museum
collection. It bears the following labels: (i) type; (2) Catal. No. 563; (3)Cymatodera
laevicollis Schaef.Holotype.
— The above-described female specimen. U.S.N.M.
No. 42536.
latefascia,Cymatodera
1904. Journ.
New
York Ent. Soc, vol. 12,p.216.Type
locality.—
Fort Grant,Arizona;New
Mexico.Type
series.—
"Three specimens;a femaleinthe [U. S. National]Museum
collectionfrom
thefirstnamed
locality,kindlygivenbyMr.
Schwarz,anotherfemale
from New Mexico and
amalefrom
Arizona without definite locality.Type
No.8163,U.
S. NationalMuseum."
Holotype.
— The specimen from Fort Grant, Ariz. U.S.N.IM. No.
8163.
maculicoUe, Pelonium
1904. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc., vol. 12, p.219.Type
locality.—
Brownsville, Texas.Type
series.— "Four specimens in the Museum
of the Brooklyn
Institute." Three males and one female, each labeled type, in the Brooklyn
Museum
collection.Lectotype.
— A male from
the above-mentioned series. U.S.N.M.
No.42524.
mesosternalis,Lebasiella
1908. Journ.
New
YorkEnt.Soc,vol. 16,p. 135.Type
locality.— Huachuca Mts., Arizona.
Type
series.— Noindication of number
of specimens or sex. One
specimen, labeled
type
by Schaeffer, in the BrooklynMuseum
col- lection;a second,withouttypelabel, intheSchaefifer collection.Lectotype.
— The specimen, apparently a female, in the Brooklyn
collection. U.S.N.M.
No.42543.
nigrescens,Enoplium
1904. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc, vol. 12, p.221.Type
locality.—
Brownsville,Texas
(Esperanza Ranch).Type
series.— "One specimen in the Museum
of the
Brooklyn Institute."
Holotype.
— Theabove-mentionedspecimen, a male,U.S.N.M.
No.
42526.
NO. 4 CLERID BEETLES
CHAPIN
7nigrescens,Hydnocera
1909. Mus. BrooklynInst., Sci. Bull.,vol. i,No. 15,p.381.
Type
locality.—
Southern Pines,North
CaroHna.Type
series.— No indication of number
of specimen orsex. One
specimen in Brooklyn Museum
collection collected May
21, 1907.
and two
specimens in the Schaeffer collection takenMay
30, 1912.and
May
17, 1915,allfrom
Southern Pines by A.H. Manee.
Lectotype.
—
[Probablyholotype], the specimen,a female, collectedMay
21, 1907, in the BrooklynMuseum
collection.U.S.N.M.
No.42544.
nigrina,Eydnocera
1908. Journ.
New
YorkEnt.Soc,vol. 16,p. 134.Type
locality.— HuachucaMts., Arizona.
Type
series.— No indication of number
of specimens or sex. A
singlespecimenintheBrooklyn
Museum
collectionfrom
Carr'sPeak,Huachuca
Mts., Ariz., July20, and labeledtype
by Schaeffer.Lectotype.
—
[Probably holotype], the above-described specimen, apparently a female.U.S.N.M.
No.42542.nigriventris,Aulicus
1921. Proc.U.S. Nat.Mus.,vol.59, p. 156.
Type
locality.—
Mexico.Type
series.— Type (male), allotype (female) and paratypes, designatedinthe original publication.
Holotype.— U.S.N.M.
No. 23084.niveifascia,Hydnocera
1905. Mus. BrooklynInst.,Sci. Bull., vol. i,No.7,p. 156.
Type
locality.—
Palmerlee, Cochise Co., Arizona.Type
series.— Noindicationofnumber
ofspecimensorsex. Eight
specimens, all from
the designated type locality, in the Brooklyn
Museum
collection. One
specimen was
labeled type by Schaeffer.
Lectotype.
— The specimen labeled type
by Schaeffer, apparently
amale,U.S.N.M.
No.42532.
nunnenmacheri, Hydnocera
1908. Journ.
New
York Ent. Soc,vol. 16,p. 133.Type
locality.—
Nogales, Arizona.Type
series—
" * * *, one male kindly given
me
by ^Ir. F.W.
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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS
Nunnenmacher."
No
specimenbearing thisname was
found eitherintheBrooklyn
Museum
collectionorin the Schaeffercollection.Holotype.
—
Lost. Seeintroductory remarks for discussion, obliquefasciata,Cymatodera1904. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc,vol. 12,p. 215.Type
locality.—
Brownsville,Texas
(Esperanza Ranch),from
Acaciaflexicaulis.Type
series.—
"Three specimens in theMuseum
of the Brooklyn Institute."Four
specimensintheBrooklynMuseum
collection,three of which, a male andtwo
females, bearSchaeffer'stype
label.Lectotype.
— Themale,from
theabove-mentionedseries. U.S.N.M.
No.42517.
pallida,Cymatodera
1908. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc,vol. 16,p. 128.Type
locality.— HuachucaMts., Arizona.
Type
series.— Noindicationof number
of specimens. Both
sexes
described. Four
specimens, two
males, one female, and one of un-
certain sex, in the Brooklyn Museum
collection; one female in the
Schaeffercollection.
Lectotype.
— AmaleintheBrooklynMuseum
collection. U.S.N.M,
No. 42518.
pallipes,Macrotelusterminatusvar.
1908. Journ.
New
York Ent. Soc., vol. 16,p. 128.Type
locality.—
Brownsville, Texas.Type
series.— "The moderately large series which I have taken
or raised from
branchesof Acaciafarnesianaand
Acaciaflexicaulis
* * * ,"
Four
specimens,two
malesand two
females,intheBrook- lynMuseum
collectionandfourinthe Schaeffercollection.Lectotype.
— Amalefrom
theseries inthe Brooklyn Museum
col-
lection,U.S.N.M.
No.42534.
palmii, Clerus
1904. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc,vol.12,p.218.Type
locality.—
Senator, Arizona.Type
scries.— "One specimen
kindly given to
me some
yearsago by Mr.Chas,Palm
* * * ,"Holotype.
— ThespecimenintheBrooklyn Museum
collectionfrom
the designated typelocality, U,S.N.M.
No.42522.
NO. 4 CLERID BEETLES
CHAPIN 9
parviceps,Hydnocera
1908. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc,vol. 16, p. 134.Type
locality.—
Senator, Arizona.Type
series.— "One female given me some
years ago by Mr.
Charles Palm."
One
specimeninthe SchaefTercollection.Holotype.
— The above-mentioned female specimen. U.S.N.M.
No. 59066.
peninsularis,Cregya
1917. Journ.
New
York Ent.Soc,vol. 25,p. 132.Type
locality.—
Santa Rosa,Lower
California.Type
series.— Noindication ofnumber
of specimensorsex. One
female in the Brooklyn Museum
collection and
a pair, male and
female,intheSchaeftercollection,allfrom
Santa Rosa.
Lectotype.
— The male specimen from
the Schaeffer collection.
U.S.N.M.
No. 42548.peninsularis,Cymatodera
1904. Journ.
New
York Ent. Soc,vol. 12, p.214.Type
locality.— SanFelipe,Lower
California.
Type
series.— "Twospecimensfrom Mr.
G.BeyerintheMuseum
of theBrooklynInstitute."
Both
specimensaremale.Lectotype.
— Oneof thetwo
above-mentionedspecimens. U.S.N.M.
No.42516.
pinus,Clerus
1905. Mus. BrooklynInst., Sci. Bull., vol. i. No.7, p. 155.
Type
locality.—
"Carr's Peak,Huachuca
Mountains, Arizona, beatenfrom
pines atan elevation of 9,000 feet."Type
scries.— No indication ofnumber
of specimensor sex. Two
specimens
from
Carr's Peak, one bearing Schaefifer'stype
label, in the BrooklynMuseum
collection.Lectotype.
— A male, bearing Schaeffer's type
label. U.S.N.M.
No.42530-
pusilla, Hydnocera
1909. Mus. Brooklyn Inst., Sci. Bull., vol. i. No. 15,p. 381.
Type
locality.—
Nogales, Arizona.Type
series.— Noindication ofnumber
ofspecimensorsex. Three
specimens,each labeledtype
bySchaeffer, inthe Brooklyn Museum
collection. Three,without such labels, inthe Schaeftercollection.
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Lectotype.
— A male, one of the three specimens in the Brooklyn
Museum
collection. U.S.N.M.
No. 42545.
quercus, Clerus
1905. Mus. Brooklyn Inst.,Sci.Bull.,vol. i,No.7, p. 154.
Type
locality.—
Palmerlee, CochiseCo.,Arizona,from
oak.Type
series.— No indication of number
of specimens or sex. A
single specimen, a male,
from
the designated type locality, bearing Schaeffer'stype
label, inthe BrooklynMuseum
collection.Lectotype.
—
[Probably holotype], the above-mentioned specimen.U.S.N.M.
No.42529.ruficoUis,Monophylla
1911. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc,vol. 19, p. 121.Type
locality.—
Arizona.Type
scries.—
" * * *^ the single specimen, a female in
my
col- lection, * * * ."Holotype.
— A female from
Arizona, in the Schaefifer collection.
U.S.N.M.
No. 59060.santarosae,Cymatodera
1905. Mus. Brooklyn Inst., Sci. Bull., vol. i, No.7, p. 152.
Type
locality.—
Santa Rosa,Lower
California.Type
series.—" * * *,male andfemale,collectedby
Mr.
Gustav Beyer,towhom
Iam
indebted for the pair."A
pairintheBrooklynMuseum
collection, which were labeledtype
J* andtype 9
bySchaeffer.
Lectotype.—
Tht
male from the above-mentioned pair.U.S.N.M.
No.42528.
simulans,Hydnocera
1908. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc, vol. 16,p. 133.Type
locality.— HuachucaMts., Arizona.
Type
series.— '^o indication ofnumber
of specimens orsex.One
specimen labeled type by Schaeffer, in the BrooklynMuseum
col- lection, together with three others, allfrom
the designated type locality.Lectotype.—
Tht
specimen labeledtype
by Schaeffer.U.S.N.M.
No. 42541.
NO. 4 CLERID BEETLES
—
CITAPIN IIsubcostatus, Clerus thoracicus van
1917. Journ.
New
York Ent. Soc,vol. 25, p.131.Type
locality.—
Enterprise, Florida.Type
series.—
"Enterprise, Florida (O. Dietz). I have another specimenfrom New
Braunfels,Texas, whichagreeswiththe Florida specimeninthe characters given above."Lectotype.
— TheEnterprise, Fla., specimen, in the Schaeffer Col-
lection. U.S.N.M.
No. 59061.
tricolor,Hydnocera
1904. Journ.
New
YorkEnt.Soc., vol.12,p.219.Type
locality.—
Brownsville, Texas.Type
series.— "Four specimens in the Museum
of the Brooklyn
Institute." Of
these,oneisa male, the other three are females.
Lectotype.
— Themale from
theabove-mentionedseries. U.S.N.M.
No. 42523.
tristis,Hydnocera
1909. Mus. BrooklynInst.,Sci.Bull.,vol.i,No.15, p.381.
Type
locality.— Huachuca Mts., Arizona.
Type
series.— No indication of number
of specimens or sex. A
singlespecimen,a male, labeled
type
by Schaeffer, in the BrooklynMuseum
collection.A
second specimen in Schaeffercollection.Lectotype.
— The male in the Brooklyn Museum
collection.
U.S.N.M.
No.42546.uniformis,Cymatodera
1905. Mus. Brooklyn Inst., Sci. Bull.,vol. i, No. 7,p. 151.
Type
locality.—
Prescott, Arizona.Type
series.—
" * * *, one male, which I
owe
to the kindness ofMr.
Charles Fuchs, ofSan
Francisco, Cal."Holotype.
— The above-mentioned specimen, in the Brooklyn Mu- seum
collection. U.S.N.M.
No.42527.
vandykei,Cymatodera
1904. Journ.
New
YorkEnt.Soc,vol.12,p.217.Type
locality.—
California (Los AngelesCo.).Type
series.— "Two specimens kindly given to me
by Dr. Van
Dyke
towhom
thisspeciesis dedicated." A
maleanda female, each
labeled type
by Schaeffer and both in the Brooklyn Museum
col-
lection.
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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS
Lcctotype.
— The male specimen mentioned above. U.S.N.M.
No.42520.
virginiensis, Clerusrosmarusvar.
1917. Journ.
New
YorkEnt. Soc.,vol. 25, p. 131.Type
locality.—
Virginia.Type
series.— No indication of number
of specimens or sex. A
singlespecimeninthe Schaeffercollection.
Lectotype.