Species Philonthus (Philonthus) politus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cafius laeus Olliff, A.S. 1887. A revision of the Staphylinidae of Australia. Part III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 2(3): 471-512 [30 Nov. 1887] [503].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM K209197, Adelaide, SA [34° 56' S 138° 36' E]. - Cafius amblyterus Olliff, A.S. 1887. A revision of the Staphylinidae of Australia. Part III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 2(3): 471-512 [30 Nov. 1887] [502].
- Philonthus harrisii Melsheimer, F.E. 1844. Descriptions of new species of Coleoptera of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 2(2): 26-43 [Date published April 1844] [35].
- Philonthus mandibularis Kirby, W. 1837. Part fourth and last. The Insects. xxxix + 325 + [2] pp., 8 pls. in Richardson, J. (ed.). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions, under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N. London : J. Murray. [92].
- Philonthus (Philonthus) politus altaïcus Coiffait, H. 1967. Nouveaux Staphylinidae (sensu lato) d'Asie centrale. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 103: 352-357 [352] [junior homonym; preoccupied, not Philonthus altaicus Bernhauer, 1923: 124 (JPH)].
- Philonthus politus temperei Coiffait, H. 1987. Nouvelles corrections homonymiques (Col. Staphylinidae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie N.S. 3(4): 497-498 [497] [replacement name; for Philonthus altaicus Coiffait, 1967: 352].
- Philonthus politus rubroelytratus Whitehead, P. F. 2005. Coleoptera from yellow glue traps at Defford, Worcestershire, including a new form of Philonthus politus (L., 1758) (Col., Staphylinidae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 141: 169-174 [Date published 29 July 2005] [172] [as Philonthus politus fm rubroelytratus infrasubspecific, unavailable (Art. 15.2, 45.6.3)].
- Staphylinus aeneus Rossi, P. 1790. Fauna Etrusca sistens Insecta quae in provinciis Florentina et Pisana praesertim collegit. Tomus primus. Liburni : T. Masi & Sociorum xxii + 348 pp. [249] [junior homonym; preoccupied, not Staphylinus aeneus DeGeer, 1774: 23 (JPH, JSH in Philonthus; SPH =nomen oblitum)].
- Staphylinus laticeps Zetterstedt, J.W. 1828. Fauna insectorum Lapponica. Pars 1. Hammone : Libraria Schulziana 563 pp. [73] [for Staphylinus aeneus of Gravenhorst 1806:86.80].
- Staphylinus cyanicornis Mannerheim, C. 1830. Précis d'un nouvel arrangement de la famille des brachélytres, de l'ordre des insectes coléoptères. St. Petersbourg 87 pp. [27] [attrib. Harris].
- Bisnius puncticollis Stephens, J.F. 1835. Illustrations of British Entomology, or a synopsis of indigenous insects, containing their generic and specific descriptions, with an account of their metamorphosis, times of appearance, localities, food and economy, as far as practicable, with coloured figures (from Westwood) of the rarer and more interested species. London : Baldwin & Cradock Vol. 5 369-447 pls 24-27. [439] [junior homonym; attrib. "Howitt MS."; preoccupied, not Philonthus puncticollis Stephens, 1832: 228 (JSH in Philonthus)].
Generic Combinations
- Philonthus (Philonthus) politus (Linnaeus, 1758).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced from Europe.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 27-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 16-Jun-2011 | ADDED |