Osoriinae
The Osoriinae are a subfamily of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They are found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.[1]
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Subfamily: | Osoriinae |
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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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Nacaeus tenuis
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Thoracophorus costalus
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Renardia sp.
Plastus biconcavus
- Тribe Eleusinini Sharp, 1887
- Tribe Leptochirini Sharp, 1887
- Borolinus Bernhauer, 1903
- Bothrys Fauvel, 1895
- Leptochirus Germar, 1824
- Priochirus Sharp, 1887
- Thoracochirus Bernhauer, 1903
- Tribe Osoriini Erichson, 1839
- Afrosorius Fagel, 1958
- Afrotyphlopsis Fagel, 1955
- Allogonus Coiffait, 1978
- Allosorius Fagel, 1959
- Anancosorius Bernhauer, 1908
- Andringitrana Coiffait, 1979
- Antillosorius Irmler, 2010
- Arpagonus Blackwelder, 1952
- Atopocnemius Bernhauer, 1914
- Bacillopsis Normand, 1920
- Baculopsis s Cameron, 1928
- Bothrys Fauvel, 1895
- Craspedus Bernhauer, 1908
- Cylindrops Fagel, 1955
- Cylindropsis Fauvel, 1885
- Edapholotrochus Fagel, 1958
- Euparagonus Fagel, 1955
- Fagelia Coiffait, 1979
- Leptotyphlopsis Scheerpeltz, 1931
- Lusitanopsis Coiffait, 1961
- Neocaledonopsis Pace, 1990
- Nototorchus McColl, 1985
- Oligotyphlopsis Scheerpeltz, 1951
- Osorius Guérin-Méneville, 1829
- Paratorchus McColl, 1985
- Typhloiulopsis Scheerpeltz, 1931
- Typhlosorius Coiffait, 1958
- Tribe Thoracophorini Reitter, 1909
- Aneucamptus Sharp, 1887
- Dirocephalus Silvestri, 1938
- Espeson Schaufuss, 1882
- Euctenopsia Bruch, 1942
- Fauva Blackwelder, 1952
- Geomitopsis Scheerpeltz, 1931
- Glyptoma Erichson, 1839
- Liberiana Blackwelder, 1942
- Lispinodes Blackwelder, 1942
- Lispinus Erichson, 1839
- Mesotrochus Wasmann, 1890
- Nacaeus Blackwelder, 1942
- Neolosus Blackwelder, 1942
- Pardirocephalus Bruch, 1942
- Parespeson Bernhauer, 1926
- Pselaphomimus Bruch, 1942
- Rhopalopherus Bernhauer, 1909
- Synaenictus Patrizi, 1947
- Tannea Blackwelder, 1952
- Teiros Eichelbaum, 1909
- Tetrapleurus Bernhauer, 1914
- Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837
- incertae sedis:
- Aschnaosorius
References
- (in Spanish) Gamarra, P. and R. Outerelo. (2009). Catálogo iberobalear de los Osoriinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 44 177–81.
- 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
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- 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.
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