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Checklist for Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carrion Beetles)
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
720
1440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
602
977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
9
130
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
92
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Alberta
6 Families width 182 Species
Staphylinidae (Lameere, 1900)Rove beetles134SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles19SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles16SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Alberta
92 Genera with 182 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPQSTX
Acidota Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Acrotrichis Motschulsky, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Agathidium Panzer, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Aleochara Gravenhorst, 18023SpeciesTaxom
Aloconota Thomson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Amischa Thomson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Anisotoma Panzer, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Anotylus Thomson, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Apocatops Zwick, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Atheta Thomson, 1907Vexing Rove Beetles19SpeciesTaxom
Autalia Leach, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Bisnius Stephens, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Bledius Samouelle, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Bolitobius Samouelle, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Brachycepsis Brendel, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Brathinus LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Carpelimus Kirby, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Catops Paykull, 20025SpeciesTaxom
Colon Herbst, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Coproporus Kraatz, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Creophilus Samouelle, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cypha Leach, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Dalotia Casey, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Devia Blackwelder, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Dianous Samouelle, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dinothenarus C.G. Thomson, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Earota Mulsant and Rey, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Elacatophora Schaufuss, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Eleusis Laporte, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Euplectus Leach, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Eusphalerum Kraatz, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Falagria Samouelle, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gabrius Stephens, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Geostiba Thomson, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Gnypeta Thomson, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Gyrohypnus Samouelle, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Gyrophaena Mannerheim, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hapalaraea C.G. Thomson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Heterothops Stephens, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydraena Kugelann, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Ischnosoma Stephens, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Leiodes Latreille, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Leptusa Kraatz, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Limnebius Leach, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Lordithon C.G. Thomson, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Lypoglossa Fenyes, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Medon Stephens, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Megarthrus Curtis, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Mocyta Mulsant & Rey, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Mycetoporus Mannerheim, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocephalus MacLeay, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Necrodes Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783Burying Beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Nudobius C.G. Thomson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ochthebius Leach, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Oligota Mannerheim, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Olophrum Erichson, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Omalium Gravenhorst, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Ontholestes Ganglbauer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Oxypoda Mannerheim, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Oxytelus Gravenhorst, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 191513SpeciesTaxom
Phlaeopterus Motschulsky, 20183SpeciesTaxom
Phloeostiba Thomson, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodrepa Thomson, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Placusa Erichson, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Proteinus Latreille, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomedon Mulsant & Rey, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxyporus Nakane & Sawada, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ptenidium Erichson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliola Haldeman, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ptinella Motschulsky, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoglypta C.G. Thomson, 1813winter rove beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Quedius Stephens, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Scaphisoma Leach, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Schistoglossa Kraatz, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciodrepoides Hatch, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Sepedophilus Gistel, 1832Rove beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Stenichnus Thomson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 18848SpeciesTaxom
Stictalia Casey, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tachinus Gravenhorst, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Tachyporus Gravenhorst, 18324SpeciesTaxom
Tasgius Stephens, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tunicopterus Tikhomirova, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Xantholinus Dejean, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Xylodromus Heer, 18021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
182 Species
Acidota crenata Fabricius, 1792Staph Beetle
Acrotrichis (Acrotrichis) cognata Matthews, 1877Featherwing beetle
Acrotrichis (Acrotrichis) insularis (Mäklin, 1852)⇒ Acrotrichis sitkaensis Motschulsky, 1845
Acrotrichis (Acrotrichis) intermedia Gillmeister, 1845
Acrotrichis (Acrotrichis) sericans Heer, 1841Silky feather-winged beetle
Acrotrichis (Ctenopteryx) grandicollis Mannerheim, 1844
Agathidium difforme LeConte, 1850
Agathidium fawcettae Miller & Whe..., 2005Indo-Pacific king mackerel
Aleochara (Calochara) villosa Mannerheim, 1830Parasitic rove beetle
Aleochara (Coprochara) bilineata Gyllenhal, 1810Rove beetle
Aleochara (Xenochara) lanuginosa Gravenhorst, 1802Fairy swords
Aloconota (Aloconota) cambrica Wollaston, 1855Rove beetle
Anisotoma blanchardi Horn, 1880
Anisotoma geminata Horn, 1880
Anisotoma obsoleta Horn, 1880
Anotylus (Oxytelops) insecatus Gravenhorst, 1806Rove beetle
Anotylus (Oxytelops) tetracarinatus Block, 1799Rove beetle
Apocatops nigrita Erichson, 1837
Atheta (Atheta) brunneipennis C. G. Thomson, 1852
Atheta (Atheta) graminicola Gravenhorst, 1806
Atheta (Datomicra) celata Erichson, 1837Staph beetle
Atheta (Datomicra) dadopora Thomson, 1867Rove beetle
Atheta (Dimetrota) aeneipennis Thomson, 1856
Atheta (Dimetrota) allocera Eppelsheim, 1893
Atheta (Microdota) subtilis Scriba, 1866
Atheta (Philhygra) luridipennis Mannerheim, 1830Staph beetle
Atheta (Philhygra) palustris (Kiesenwetter, 1844)⇒ Philhygra palustris Kiesenwetter, 1844
Atheta (Xenota) brunswickensis Klimaszewski, 2005
Atheta altaica Bernhauer, 1901
Atheta botanicarum Muona, 1983Staph beetle
Atheta crenuliventris Bernhauer, 1907
Atheta fanatica Casey, 1910
Atheta hampshirensis Bernhauer, 1909
Atheta jarmilae Klimaszewski..., 2011
Atheta modesta Melsheimer, 1844
Atheta platonoffi Brundin, 1948
Atheta ventricosa Bernhauer, 1907
Autalia rivularis (Gravenhorst, 1802)⇒ Autalia puncticollis Sharp, 1864
Bisnius blandus Gravenhorst, 1806
Bledius (Hesperophilus) longulus Erichson, 1839
Bledius (Hesperophilus) opacus Block, 1799
Bledius mandibularis (Erichson, 1840)⇒ Bledius austrinus Herman, 1970
Bolitobius cingulatus Mannerheim, 1830Rove beetle
Brathinus nitidus LeConte, 1852
Catops alpinus Gyllenhal, 1827
Catops basilaris Say, 1823
Catops luridipennis (Mannerheim, 1853)⇒ Catops simplex Say, 1825
Catops morio (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Apocatops nigrita Erichson, 1837
Catops paramericanus Peck and Cook, 2002Altantic chub mackerel
Colon (Colon) serripes C.R. Sahlberg, 1834
Colon (Colon) tibiale Hatch, 1957
Colon (Striatocolon) thoracicum Horn, 1880
Coproporus ventriculus Say, 1834
Creophilus maxillosus Linnaeus, 1758Carrion Beetle
Cypha inexpectata Klimaszewski..., 2008
Dalotia coriaria Kraatz, 1856Greenhouse Rove Beetle
Devia prospera Erichson, 1839Rove beetle
Dianous nitidulus (LeConte, 1874)⇒ Dianous dubiosus Puthz, 2000
Dinothenarus (Dinothenarus) capitatus Bland, 1864
Dinothenarus (Parabemus) badipes LeConte, 1863
Earota dentata Bernhauer, 1906
Elacatophora apion Jaloszynski, 2004
Eleusis pallida LeConte, 1863
Euplectus (Euplectus) karstenii Reichenbach, 1816Rove beetle
Eusphalerum pothos (Mannerheim, 1843)⇒ Gonioctena sibiricus Weise, 1893
Falagria caesa (Erichson, 1837)⇒ Falagria sulcatus Paykull, 1789
Gabrius microphthalmus Horn, 1884
Gabrius nigritulus Gravenhorst, 1802Rove beetle
Gabrius picipennis Mäklin, 1852
Geostiba (Sibiota) appalachigena Gusarov, 2002
Gnypeta carbonaria Mannerheim, 1830
Gyrohypnus (Gyrohypnus) fracticornis O. F. Müller, 1776Staph beetle
Gyrophaena (Gyrophaena) affinis Mannerheim, 1830Rove beetle
Hapalaraea hamata Fauvel, 1878
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Hydraena pacifica Perkins, 1980
Ischnosoma longicorne Mäklin, 1847
Ischnosoma splendidum Gravenhorst, 1806Staph beetle
Lathrobium (Lathrobium) fauveli (Duvivier, 1883)⇒ Lathrobium simplex LeConte, 1880
Lathrobium simile LeConte, 1863
Leiodes (Leiodes) obesa Schmidt, 1841
Leiodes (Leiodes) triepkei Schmidt, 1841Blackfin tuna
Leiodes assimilis LeConte, 1850
Leiodes curvata Mannerheim, 1853
Leptusa (Adoxopisalia) pseudopaca Klimaszewski..., 2004
Limnebius alutaceus Casey, 1886
Lordithon (Lordithon) thoracicus Fabricius, 1777Staph beetle
Lordithon facilis Casey, 1884
Lordithon fungicola Campbell, 1982
Lordithon kelleyi Malkin, 1944
Lordithon longiceps LeConte, 1863
Lypoglossa angularis Mäklin, 1853
Medon ripicola Kraatz, 1854
Megarthrus depressus (Paykull, 1789)⇒ Megarthrus prosseni Schatzmayr, 1904
Mocyta breviuscula Mäklin, 1852
Mocyta fungi Gravenhorst, 1806Rove beetle
Mycetoporus americanus Erichson, 1839
Myrmecocephalus gatineauensis Hoebeke, 1985
Necrodes surinamensis Fabricius, 1775Red-lined Carrion Beetle
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus hebes (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783
Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus orbicollis Say, 1825Roundneck Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807Pustulated Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus sayi Laporte, 1840Say'S Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801Gold-necked carrion beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Nudobius cephalus Say, 1834
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) marinus Paykull, 1798
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) rectus LeConte, 1878
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) tubus Perkins, 1980
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Oligota (Oligota) pumilio Kiesenwetter, 1858Staph beetle
Oligota (Oligota) pusillima Gravenhorst, 1806Rove beetle
Olophrum consimile Gyllenhal, 1810Staph beetle
Omalium rivulare Paykull, 1789Ocillate rove beetle
Ontholestes cingulatus Gravenhorst, 1802Gold and Brown Rove Beetle
Oxypoda frigida Bernhauer, 1907
Oxypoda irrasa Mäklin, 1853
Oxypoda lacustris Casey, 1906
Oxypoda pseudoconvergens Klimaszewski..., 2008
Oxytelus (Tanycraerus) laqueatus Marsham, 1802Rove beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) carbonarius (Gravenhorst, 1802)⇒ Philonthus tenuicornis Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Philonthus (Philonthus) cognatus Stephens, 1832Staph beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) cruentatus Gmelin, 1790Beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) cyanipennis Fabricius, 1793Staph Beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) politus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Philonthus concinnus Gravenhorst, 1802
Philonthus (Philonthus) rectangulus Sharp, 1874Rove beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) subvirescens Thomson, 1884
Philonthus (Philonthus) umbratilis Gravenhorst, 1802Staph beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) varians (Paykull, 1789)⇒ Philonthus longicornis Stephens, 1832
Philonthus (Trionthus) caeruleipennis Mannerheim, 1830
Philonthus (Trionthus) clambus Tottenham, 1949
Philonthus (Trionthus) flavibasis Casey, 1915
Philonthus (Trionthus) vulgatus Casey, 1915
Phlaeopterus castaneus Casey, 1893
Phlaeopterus houkae Hatch, 1957
Phlaeopterus obsoletus Mullen & Cam..., 2018
Phloeostiba lapponica Zetterstedt, 1838
Phyllodrepa (Phyllodrepa) floralis Paykull, 1789
Placusa (Placusa) tachyporoides Waltl, 1838Rove beetle
Proteinus brachypterus Fabricius, 1792Staph beetle
Pseudomedon (Pseudomedon) obscurellus Erichson, 1840
Pseudoxyporus occipitalis Fauvel, 1864
Ptenidium (Ptenidium) pusillum Gyllenhal, 1808Tiny feather-winged beetle
Ptiliola kunzei Heer, 1841
Pycnoglypta lurida Gyllenhal, 1813Staph beetle
Quedius (Quedius) fuliginosus (Gravenhorst, 1802)⇒ Quedius curtipennis Bernhauer, 1908
Quedius (Raphirus) criddlei Casey, 1915
Quedius (Raphirus) rusticus Smetana, 1971
Scaphisoma rubens Casey, 1893
Sciodrepoides watsoni Spence, 1815Atlantic mackerel
Sepedophilus littoreus Linnaeus, 1758Staph beetle
Sepedophilus marshami Stephens, 1832Staph beetle
Stenus (Hemistenus) umbratilis Casey, 1884Staph beetle
Stenus (Nestus) argus Gravenhorst, 1806Rove beetle
Stenus (Nestus) canaliculatus Gyllenhal, 1827Amaumau fern
Stenus (Stenus) comma LeConte, 1863
Stenus (Stenus) juno Paykull, 1789Richard's macromitrium moss
Stenus (Tesnus) labilis Erichson, 1840
Stenus cicindela Sharp, 1874
Stenus curtus Casey, 1884
Stictalia brevicornis (Casey, 1906)⇒ Bolitochara nigrina Casey, 1885
Tachinus (Drymoporus) elongatus Gyllenhal, 1810Staph beetle
Tachinus (Tachinus) basalis Erichson, 1839Staph Beetle
Tachinus (Tachinus) fumipennis Say, 1834
Tachinus (Tachinus) pallipes Gravenhorst, 1806
Tachinus (Tachinus) picipes Erichson, 1839
Tachinus (Tachinus) subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758Staph beetle
Tachyporus (Palporus) nitidulus Fabricius, 1781Staph Beetle
Tachyporus (Tachyporus) abdominalis Fabricius, 1781Staph beetle
Tachyporus (Tachyporus) dispar Paykull, 1789Staph beetle
Tachyporus atriceps Stephens, 1832
Tasgius (Rayacheila) melanarius Heer, 1839Rove beetle
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Tunicopterus sigara Tikhomirova, 1968
Xantholinus (Xantholinus) linearis (Olivier, 1795)⇒ Neohypnus lineatus Wendeler, 1924
Xylodromus concinnus (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Xylodromus brunneipennis Stephens, 1832

Subnodes of Staphylinoidea with occurrences in Central Alberta
FamilyHydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, minute moss beetle, Minute moss beetles
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeiodidae
Fleming, 1821
Round fungus beetles
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPtiliidae
Heer, 1843
Feather-wing beetles, Feather-winged beetles, Featherwing beetles, Featherwinged Beetles, Horseshoe crab beetles
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScydmaenidae
Leach, 1815
Ant-like stone beetles, Scydmaenines
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles, Carrion Beetle, Carrion beetles, Large carrion beetles, Sexton beetles
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs
69
134
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Staphylinoidea at dyntaxa.se
Staphylinoidea at itis.gov