Review ofOxypodaspecies in Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae): systematics, bionomics, and distribution

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AbstractA review of the rove beetle species of the genusOxypodaMannerheim from Canada and Alaska is presented. Thirty-seven species are treated, of which 4 have uncertain status, 6 are described as new to science, 8 (excluding new species) represent new distribution records for Canada, 17 (excluding new species) represent new province or territory records, 7 represent new state records, and 15 are newly synonymized. New species areOxypoda canadensisKlimaszewski,sp. nov.,O. chantaliKlimaszewski,sp. nov.,O. longicarinataKlimaszewski,sp. nov.,O. smithiKlimaszewski,sp. nov.,O. vockerothiKlimaszewski,sp. nov., andO. volkeriKlimaszewski,sp. nov.New country records areO. brachyptera(Stephens),O. gatosensisBernhauer,O. gnaraCasey,O. inimicaCasey,O. orbicollisCasey,O. opaca(Gravenhorst),O. opertaSjöberg, andO. perexilisCasey. New synonyms areO. amicaCasey (=O. chillcottiLohsesyn. nov.),O. convergensCasey (=O. iowensisCaseysyn. nov.,O. profectaCaseysyn. nov.),O. dubiaFenyes (=O. teneraBernhauersyn. nov.),O. lucidulaCasey (=O. parafunebrisLohsesyn. nov.),O. manitobaeCasey (=O. lataLohsesyn. nov.),O. mimeticaCasey (=O. truncatellaCasey,O. virginicaCasey,O. canoraCasey,O. latebricolaCaseysyn. nov.),O. perexilisCasey (=O. affectaCasey,O. croceolaCasey,O. molliculaCasey,O. tenuicolaCaseysyn. nov.), andO. subpolarisCasey (=O. hemingiLohsesyn. nov.). The Canadian and AlaskanOxypodaspecies are classified into 14 new species groups reflecting their presumed relationships. All treated species are illustrated, and distribution maps are included. New data on bionomics, distribution, and relationships are presented.Hylota ochraceaCasey is removed fromOxypodaand reinstated to its original combination.