A revision of the species of Pronomaea Erichson of the Western Palaearctic region, including Middle Asia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Pronomaeini).

Nach Revision von Typen und weiterem Material umfasst die Gattung Pronomaea Erichson, 1837 in der Westpaläarktis einschließlich Mittelasien 12 Arten. Differentialmerkmale werden beschrieben und abgebildet. Fünf Arten sind neu für die Wissenschaft: P. corsicana sp. n. (Frankreich: Korsika), P. sardoa sp. n. (Italien: Sardinien), P. sicula sp. n. (Italien: Sizilien), P. wunderlei sp. n. (Griechenland: Kreta) und P. spalacis sp. n. (Israel). Vier Namen werden neu synonymisiert: P. araxicola Reitter, 1898 = P. libanotica Fagel, 1969, syn. n., = P. orientalis Fagel, 1969, syn. n.; P. picea Heer, 1841 = P. dalmatina Sachse, 1852, syn. n., = P. korgei Lohse, 1974, syn. n. Für P. picea Heer wird ein Neotypus, für P. araxicola Reitter, P. dalmatina Sachse, P. rostrata Erichson und P. korgei Lohse werden Lectotypen designiert. Für die Arten der Westpaläarktis wird eine Bestimmungstabelle erstellt. Die 15 derzeit aus der Paläarktis bekannten Pronomaea-Arten und ihre Synonyme werden in einem Katalog zusammengestellt. Die Verbreitung der westpaläarktischen Arten wird anhand von Karten illustriert.StichwörterColeoptera, Staphylinidae, Pronomaeini, Pronomaea, Western Palaearctic region, taxonomy, new species, new synonymies, neotype designation, lectotype designations, key to species, synonymic catalogue, zoogeography, distributions.Nomenklatorische Handlungenaraxicola Reitter, 1898 (Pronomaea), Lectotypecorsicana Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.dalmatina Sachse, 1852 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea picea Heer, 1841korgei Lohse, 1974 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea picea Heer, 1841libanotica Fagel, 1969 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea araxicola Reitter, 1898orientalis Fagel, 1969 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea araxicola Reitter, 1898picea Heer, 1841 (Pronomaea), Neotype; stat. rev. previously a synonym of Pronomaea rostrata Erichson, 1837rostrata Erichson, 1837 (Pronomaea), Lectotypesardoa Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.sicula Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.spalacis Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.wunderlei Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.Based on an examination of types and additional material, 12 species of Pronomaea Erichson, 1837 are recognised in the Western Palaearctic region, including Middle Asia. Distinguishing characters are described and illustrated. Five species are new to science: P. corsicana sp. n. (France: Corsica), P. sardoa sp. n. (Italy: Sardinia), P. sicula sp. n. (Italy: Sicily), P. wunderlei sp. n. (Greece: Crete), and P. spalacis sp. n. (Israel). The following synonymies are established: P. araxicola Reitter, 1898 = P. libanotica Fagel, 1969, syn. n., = P. orientalis Fagel, 1969, syn. n.; P. picea Heer, 1841 = P. dalmatina Sachse, 1852, syn. n., = P. korgei Lohse, 1974, syn. n. A neotype is designated for P. picea Heer; lectotypes are designated for P. araxicola Reitter, P. dalmatina Sachse, P. rostrata Erichson, and P. korgei Lohse. A key to species and a synonymic catalogue of the 15 Pronomaea species presently known from the Palaearctic region are provided. The distributions of all the Western Palaearctic species are mapped.KeywordsColeoptera, Staphylinidae, Pronomaeini, Pronomaea, Western Palaearctic region, taxonomy, new species, new synonymies, neotype designation, lectotype designations, key to species, synonymic catalogue, zoogeography, distributions.Nomenclatural Actsaraxicola Reitter, 1898 (Pronomaea), Lectotypecorsicana Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.dalmatina Sachse, 1852 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea picea Heer, 1841korgei Lohse, 1974 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea picea Heer, 1841libanotica Fagel, 1969 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea araxicola Reitter, 1898orientalis Fagel, 1969 (Pronomaea), syn. n. of Pronomaea araxicola Reitter, 1898picea Heer, 1841 (Pronomaea), Neotype; stat. rev. previously a synonym of Pronomaea rostrata Erichson, 1837rostrata Erichson, 1837 (Pronomaea), Lectotypesardoa Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.sicula Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.spalacis Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n.wunderlei Assing, 2007 (Pronomaea), spec. n