Abstract
Based on the paratype of Bledius caribbeanus, its distribution is corrected, not occurring in Brazil, and its morphology is compared to B. hermani; two new Bledius species from the coast of Brazil are described; B. externus is redescribed and here for the first time recorded in Brazil and the key to identification of Brazilian coastal Bledius is updated.
References
Blackwelder, R.E. (1943) Monograph of the West Indian beetles of the family Staphylinidae. United States National Museum Bulletin, 182, i–viii + 1–658.
Bernhauer, M. (1912) Zur Staphylinidenfauna von Südamerika. Entomologische Blättern, 8, 167–179.
Bernhauer, M. (1927) Zur Staphylinidenfauna Südamerikas, insbesondere Argentiniens. Archiv für Naturgesch, 91, 229–264.
Bernhauer, M. (1939) Zur Staphylinidenfauna Argentiniens and Brasiliens (Col.). Revista de Entomología, 10, 231–249.
Bernhauer, M. & Schubert, K. (1911) Staphylinidae II. In: Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (Eds.) Coleopterorum Catalogus. W. Junk, Berlin, pp. 87–190.
Caron, E. & Klimaszewski, J. (2008) First record of the genus Myllaena Erichson from Brazil, description of a new species and annotated catalog of Myllaena species from the Neotropical region (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 52 (3), 355–361.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0085-56262008000300008Caron, E. & Ribeiro-Costa, C.S. (2007) Bledius Leach from southern Brazil (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Oxytelinae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 51 (4), 452–457.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0085-56262007000400008Frank, J.H. & Ahn, K. (2011) Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history. ZooKeys, 107, 1–98.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.107.1651Gandara-Martins, A.L., Borzone, C.A., Rosa, L.C. & Caron, E. (2010) Ocorrência de três espécies do gênero Bledius Leach, 1819 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Oxytelinae) nas praias arenosas expostas do Paraná, Brasil. Brazilian Journal of Aquatic Science and Technology, 14 (2), 23–30.
http://dx.doi.org/10.14210/bjast.v14n2.p23-30Herman, L.H. (1972) Revision of Bledius and related genera. Part I. The aequatorialis, mandibularis, and semiferrugineus groups and two new genera (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Oxytelinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 149 (2), 111–254.
Herman, L.H. (1986) Revision of Bledius. Part IV. Classification of species groups, phylogeny, natural history, and catalogue (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Oxytelinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 184, 1–368.
Herman, L.H. (2001) Catalog of the Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). 1758 to the end of the second millennium, parts I–VII. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 167, 1–4218.
Lynch, F.A. (1884) Los estafilinos de Buenos Aires. Academia Nacional de Ciencias, Cordoba, 392 pp.
Mulsant, E. & Rey, C. (1878) Tribu des Brévipennes. Cinquième Famille, Oxyporiens. Sixième Famille, Oxyteliens. Annales de la Société d’Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon, 10, 443–850.
Rosa, L.C., Borzone, C.A., Vieira, J.V., Gandara-Martins, A.L., Vianna, A.X.M.R., Caron, E. & Ribeiro-Costa, C. (2015) Monitoramento de Populações de Bledius (Insecta: Coleoptera). In: Turra, A. & Denadai, M.R. (Eds.), Protocolos para o Monitoramento de Habitats Bentônicos Costeiros. Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, pp. 250–257.
Rosa, L.C., Caron, E. & Sousa-Souto, L. (2013) First record of Bledius caribbeanus Blackwelder, 1943 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) from Brazil and distributional extension of B. hermani Caron and Ribeiro-Costa, 2007. Checklist, 8 (6), 1321–1322.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/9.2.450Steidle, J.L. & Dettner, K. (1993) Chemistry and morphology of the tergal gland of freeliving adult Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and its phylogenetic significance. Systematic Entomology, 18, 149–168.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.1993.tb00659.xVianna, A.X.M.R. & Borzone, C.A. (2015) Distribuição especial e temporal de espécies de Bledius (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) em praias arenosas no sul do Brasil. Iheringia, Série Zoologia, 105 (1), 122–132.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-476620151051122132Wheeler, Q.D. & Platnick, N.I. (2000) The phylogenetic species concept (sensu Wheeler & Platnick). In: Wheeler, Q.D. & Meier, R. (Eds.), Species Concepts and Phylogenetic Theory: A Debate. Columbia University Press, New York, pp. 55–69.