Osoriinae

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Osoriinae
Osorius latipes 0157237 dorsal.tif
Scientific classification e
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[]

Eleusis pallida
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[]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Gamarra, P. and R. Outerelo. (2009). Catálogo iberobalear de los Osoriinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 44 177–81.
  2. ^ 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[]

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.
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