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Checklist for Subfamily Aleocharinae Fleming, 1821
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1563
3957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1347
3256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
9
324
1142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
253
958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs
219
678
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAleocharinae
Fleming, 1821
57
158
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
57 Genera with 158 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPSTVWZ
Acrotona C.G. Thomson, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Adinopsis Cameron, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Agnosiusa Pace, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Aleochara Gravenhorst, 190411SpeciesTaxom
Anaulacaspis Ganglbauer, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Apimela Mulsant and Rey, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Atheta Thomson, 1907Vexing Rove Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Bolitochara Mannerheim, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Brachida Mulsant & Rey, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Brachyusa Mulsant & Rey, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Brundinia Tottenham, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Coenonica Kraatz, 03SpeciesTaxom
Cordalia Jacobs, 1959Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cypha Leach, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Discoxenus Wasmann, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Drusilla Samouelle, 19887SpeciesTaxom
Eccoptogenia Kraatz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Falagrioma Casey, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Gnypeta Thomson, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Gyrophaena Mannerheim, 19887SpeciesTaxom
Holobus Solier, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Homalota Mannerheim, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Leucocraspedum Kraatz, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Mimacrotona Cameron, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Mimoxypoda Cameron, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Myllaena Erichson, 19885SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocephalus MacLeay, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Neobrachida Cameron, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Neosilusa Cameron, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ocyusa Kraatz, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Odontoxenus Kistner, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Oligota Mannerheim, 19888SpeciesTaxom
Orphnebius Motschoulsky, 18606SpeciesTaxom
Paraleochara Cameron, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pedinopleurus Cameron, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Pelioptera Kraatz, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Phanerota Casey, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologitonetes Cameron, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Phloeopora Erichson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Placusa Erichson, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Pseudatheta Cameron, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobrachida Cameron, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoplandria Fenyes, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Schistogenia Kraatz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Stenomastax Descamps, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Sternotropa Cameron, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Tachychara Cameron, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tachyusa Erichson, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Termitodiscus Wasmann, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Termitoptochus Silvestri, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tetrabothrus Bernhauer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Tetrasticta Kraatz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Thamiaraea Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Typhlocyptus Saulcy, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Vertexprorogatio Kistner, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Wroughtonilla Wasmann, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Zyras Stephens, 185918SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
158 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrotona dilutipennis Motschulsky, 1858Rove beetle
Acrotona gentilior Pace, 1988
Acrotona suspiciosa Motschulsky, 1860
Acrotona tridentata Kraatz, 1859
Acrotona vicaria Kraatz, 1859
Adinopsis cinnamomea Kraatz, 1859
Agnosiusa dagobarum Pace, 1988
Aleochara (Xenochara) rutilipennis Kraatz, 1859
Aleochara brunneiventris Kraatz, 1859
Aleochara croceipennis Motschulsky, 1858
Aleochara dilatata Erichson, 1839
Aleochara horni Bernhauer, 1902
Aleochara niasiana Cameron, 1925
Aleochara postica Walker, 1855
Aleochara punctiventris Kraatz, 1859
Aleochara taprobanensis Likovský, 1984
Aleochara tara Pace, 1987
Aleochara viatica Fauvel, 1904
Anaulacaspis subrugosa Kraatz, 1859
Apimela lineola Kraatz, 1859
Atheta dominguezae Kistner, 2012
Atheta kasyataiana Pace, 1988
Atheta mucronata Kraatz, 1859
Atheta nana Kraatz, 1859
Atheta platysthetoides Motschulsky, 1861
Atheta putridula Kraatz, 1859
Atheta sigiriyensis Pace, 1988
Atheta singalensis Pace, 1988
Atheta vagans Bernhauer, 1907
Bolitochara amabilis Motschulsky, 1861
Brachida crassiuscula Kraatz, 1859
Brachyusa tronqueti Pace, 1988
Brundinia tamilorum Pace, 1988
Coenonica subopaca Cameron, 1939
Coenonica varicornis Kraatz, 1859
Coenonica varicornis varicornis
Cordalia galilei Fernando, 1959
Cypha glabra Kraatz, 1859
Cypha helvetiorum Pace, 1985
Discoxenus acuticornis Wasmann, 1916
Discoxenus crassicornis Wasmann, 1916
Drusilla gracilicornis Bernhauer, 1902
Drusilla impressicollis Kraatz, 1857
Drusilla opacipennis Bernhauer, 1902
Drusilla planaticollis Kraatz, 1857
Drusilla punctatissima Kraatz, 1857
Drusilla singalorum Pace, 1988
Drusilla tronqueti Pace, 1988
Eccoptogenia rufa Kraatz, 1859
Falagrioma parva Kraatz, 1859
Falagrioma pygmaea Kraatz, 1859
Falagrioma taprobanensis Likovský, 1984
Gnypeta ceylonensis Pace, 1988
Gnypeta elegans Bernhauer, 1902
Gnypeta tronqueti Pace, 1988
Gyrophaena ceylonica Cameron, 1939
Gyrophaena immatura Kraatz, 1859
Gyrophaena indica Motschulsky, 1858
Gyrophaena livida Motschulsky, 1858
Gyrophaena pallipes Kraatz, 1859
Gyrophaena subjecta Walker, 1859
Gyrophaena tronqueti Pace, 1988
Holobus chrysopygus Kraatz, 1859Staph beetle
Homalota ceylonica Cameron, 1939
Homalota dikoyanensis Likovský, 1984
Homalota mandibularis Cameron, 1939
Leucocraspedum horni Bernhauer, 1915
Leucocraspedum limbatum Cameron, 1920
Leucocraspedum nigromaculatum Cameron, 1918
Leucocraspedum plumbeum Fauvel, 1903
Leucocraspedum pulchellum Kraatz, 1859
Leucocraspedum scorpio Blackburn, 1895
Mimacrotona rugatipennis Kraatz, 1859
Mimoxypoda nigricauda Motschulsky, 1861
Myllaena apicalis Kraatz, 1859
Myllaena corticicola Pace, 1988
Myllaena lateritia Kraatz, 1859
Myllaena nitidula Kraatz, 1859
Myllaena pedissequa Pace, 1988
Myrmecocephalus asperatus Cameron, 1920
Myrmecocephalus dimidiatus Motschulsky, 1858
Myrmecocephalus flavocinctus Kraatz, 1859
Myrmecocephalus opacicollis Kraatz, 1859
Neobrachida castanea Cameron, 1920
Neosilusa ceylonica Kraatz, 1857
Ocyusa indica Cameron, 1920
Odontoxenus butteli Wasmann, 1916
Odontoxenus ceylonicus Wasmann, 1916
Odontoxenus peradeniyae Wasmann, 1916
Odontoxenus phoca Fauvel, 1899
Odontoxenus splendidus Wasmann, 1916
Oligota (Oligota) parva Kraatz, 1862Rove beetle
Oligota ceylonica S.A.Williams, 1978
Oligota chrysopyga (Kraatz, 1859)⇒ Holobus chrysopygus Kraatz, 1859
Oligota kandyi S.A.Williams, 1978
Oligota kandyi kandyi
Oligota micans S.A.Williams, 1978
Oligota testacea Kraatz, 1859
Oligota tronqueti Pace, 1988
Orphnebius bryanti Cameron, 1920
Orphnebius ceylonicus Cameron, 1939
Orphnebius cingulatus Cameron, 1920
Orphnebius ferrugineus Cameron, 1939
Orphnebius rufocastaneus Cameron, 1920
Orphnebius termitis Motschulsky, 1860
Paraleochara translata Walker, 1859
Pedinopleurus derougemonti Pace, 1988
Pelioptera acuticollis Kraatz, 1859
Pelioptera exasperata Kraatz, 1859
Pelioptera micans Kraatz, 1857
Pelioptera opaca Kraatz, 1857
Phanerota appendiculata Motschulsky, 1858
Phanerota rufiventris Cameron, 1920
Pheidologitonetes opacicollis Cameron, 1920
Phloeopora ceylanensis Kraatz, 1859
Placusa acuminata Kraatz, 1859
Placusa pygmaea Kraatz, 1859
Placusa spinigera Kraatz, 1859
Pseudatheta tronqueti Pace, 1988
Pseudobrachida nigriventris Cameron, 1920
Pseudoplandria ceylonica Cameron, 1939
Pseudoplandria fraterna Cameron, 1939
Schistogenia crenicollis Kraatz, 1857
Stenomastax fuscipennis Cameron, 1920
Stenomastax platygaster Kraatz, 1859
Stenomastax tuberculicollis Kraatz, 1859
Stenomastax variventris Kraatz, 1859
Sternotropa paradoxa Pace, 1988
Tachychara discipennis Cameron, 1920
Tachyusa cordicollis Bernhauer, 1902
Tachyusa elegans Cameron, 1939
Tachyusa lewisiana Cameron, 1920
Termitodiscus butteli Wasmann, 1916
Termitodiscus ceylonicus Kistner, 1984
Termitodiscus escherichi Wasmann, 1911
Termitoptochus ceylonicus Silvestri, 1921
Tetrabothrus indicus Cameron, 1939
Tetrasticta polita Kraatz, 1857
Thamiaraea scapularis Fairmaire, 1849
Typhlocyptus ceylonensis Pace, 1985
Vertexprorogatio taprobanes Kistner, 2004
Wroughtonilla lobopeltae Wasmann, 1899
Zyras affinis Kraatz, 1859
Zyras castaneus Motschulsky, 1861
Zyras ceylonicus Cameron, 1939
Zyras clavicornis Kraatz, 1859
Zyras excisus Kraatz, 1857
Zyras geminus Kraatz, 1859
Zyras hirtus Kraatz, 1859
Zyras hoplonotus Kraatz, 1857
Zyras humerosus Motschulsky, 1860
Zyras insignis Cameron, 1939
Zyras nietneri Kraatz, 1857
Zyras obscurus Fabricius, 1801
Zyras parageminus Pace, 1988
Zyras procerus Kraatz, 1859
Zyras rubricollis Kraatz, 1857
Zyras rufescens Cameron, 1939
Zyras serraticornis Kraatz, 1857
Zyras sordidus Kraatz, 1859

Subnodes of Aleocharinae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
TribeAleocharini
Fleming, 1821
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAthetini
Casey, 1910
8
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCorotocini
Fenyes, 1918
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDeinopsini
Sharp, 1883
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFalagriini
Mulsant & Rey, 1873
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHomalotini
Heer, 1839
14
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHoplandriini
Casey, 1910
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHypocyphtini
Laporte, 1835
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLeucocraspedini
Fenyes, 1921
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLomechusini
Fleming, 1821
8
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyllaenini
Ganglbauer, 1895
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOxypodini
Thomson, 1859
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlacusini
Mulsant & Rey, 1871
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePronomaeini
Mulsant & Rey, 1873
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePygostenini
Fauvel, 1899
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTermitodiscini
Wasmann, 1904
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aleocharinae at artfakta.se
Aleocharinae at dyntaxa.se
Aleocharinae at itis.gov
Aleocharinae at marinespecies.org