Osoriinae
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Staphylinidae |
Subfamily: | Osoriinae Erichson, 1839 |
Genera | |
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The Osoriinae are a subfamily of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They are found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.[1]
Description[]
The abdomen is flattened and has parallel sides. A suture along each side or the abdomen may be made up of fused plates.[2]
Biology[]
Little is known about the biology of this subfamily. Species may be found in leaf litter, under bark, or in ant nests. They are detritivores and fungivores.[2]
Systematics[]
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Renardia sp.
- Тribe Sharp, 1887
- Tribe Sharp, 1887
- Bernhauer, 1903
- Fauvel, 1895
- Leptochirus Germar, 1824
- Priochirus Sharp, 1887
- Bernhauer, 1903
- Tribe Erichson, 1839
- Fagel, 1958
- Fagel, 1955
- Coiffait, 1978
- Allosorius Fagel, 1959
- Bernhauer, 1908
- Coiffait, 1979
- Irmler, 2010
- Blackwelder, 1952
- Bernhauer, 1914
- Normand, 1920
- s Cameron, 1928
- Fauvel, 1895
- Craspedus Bernhauer, 1908
- Fagel, 1955
- Fauvel, 1885
- Fagel, 1958
- Fagel, 1955
- Fagelia Coiffait, 1979
- Scheerpeltz, 1931
- Coiffait, 1961
- Neocaledonopsis Pace, 1990
- Nototorchus McColl, 1985
- Scheerpeltz, 1951
- Osorius Guérin-Méneville, 1829
- Paratorchus McColl, 1985
- Scheerpeltz, 1931
- Coiffait, 1958
- Tribe Thoracophorini Reitter, 1909
- Sharp, 1887
- Silvestri, 1938
- Schaufuss, 1882
- Bruch, 1942
- Blackwelder, 1952
- Scheerpeltz, 1931
- Erichson, 1839
- Blackwelder, 1942
- Blackwelder, 1942
- Erichson, 1839
- Wasmann, 1890
- Blackwelder, 1942
- Blackwelder, 1942
- Bruch, 1942
- Bernhauer, 1926
- Bruch, 1942
- Bernhauer, 1909
- Patrizi, 1947
- Blackwelder, 1952
- Eichelbaum, 1909
- Bernhauer, 1914
- Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837
- incertae sedis:
References[]
- ^ (in Spanish) Gamarra, P. and R. Outerelo. (2009). Catálogo iberobalear de los Osoriinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 44 177–81.
- ^ a b Brunke, A., et al. 2011. Osoriinae. Staphylinidae of Eastern Canada and Adjacent United States: Key to Subfamilies. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification No. 12, 20 January 2011.
External links[]
Data related to Osoriinae at Wikispecies
Media related to Osoriinae at Wikimedia Commons
- Osoriinae. Bugguide.net
Further reading[]
- Newton, A. F., et al. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: Arnett, R. H. and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American Beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, Florida. ix + 443 p.
Categories:
- Osoriinae
- Beetle subfamilies