| Osoriinae | |
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| Osorius latipes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Osoriinae Erichson, 1839 |
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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.
Description
The abdomen is flattened and has parallel sides. A suture along each side or the abdomen may be made up of fused plates.
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.
Systematics
- 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:
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
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.
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| Osoriinae | |