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]

Osoriinae
Osorius latipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Osoriinae
Erichson, 1839
Genera

see text

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

Nacaeus tenuis
Thoracophorus costalus
Plastus biconcavus
  • Тribe Eleusinini Sharp, 1887
    • Eleusis Laporte, 1835
    • Renardia Motschulsky, 1865
    • Triga
    • Zeoleusis Steel, 1950
  • 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

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

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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