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Checklist for Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carrion Beetles)
and region Eastern California (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
4060
9189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
4053
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
454
3968
9005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3309
7883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1018
2266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
82
873
1732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
9
136
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
94
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern California
6 Families width 181 Species and 1 Subspecies
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles134SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859Primitive carrion beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae (Mulsant, 1844)Cascade Beetles23SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern California
94 Genera with 181 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPQRSTX
Acrotona C.G. Thomson, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Actium Casey, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Agathidium Panzer, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Aleochara Gravenhorst, 18024SpeciesTaxom
Anthobium Leach, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Aploderus Stephens, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Apocellus Erichson, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Apteroloma Hatch, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Astenus Stephens, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Atanygnathus Jacobson, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Atheta Thomson, 1910Vexing Rove Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Atrecus Jacquelin du..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Batrisodes Reitter, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Bisnius Stephens, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Bledius Samouelle, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Blepharhymenus Solier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Brathinus LeConte, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Bryoporus Kraatz, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Carpelimus Kirby, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Catops Paykull, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Coproporus Kraatz, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Creophilus Samouelle, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dexiogyia Thomson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dilacra Thomson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Elacatophora Schaufuss, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Emplenota Casey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Erichsonius Fauvel, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Euplectus Leach, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Eusphalerum Kraatz, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Gabrius Stephens, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Habrolinus Casey, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hapalaraea C.G. Thomson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Heterosilpha Portevin, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Heterothops Stephens, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Holobus Solier, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydraena Kugelann, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Hypomedon Mulsant & Rey, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ischnoglossa Kraatz, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptacinus Erichson, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Leptinillus Horn, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Limnebius Leach, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Lithocharodes Sharp, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Lobrathium Mulsant & Rey, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Lophioderus Casey, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Lordithon C.G. Thomson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lucifotychus Park and Wagner, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Medon Stephens, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Melanalia Casey, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mocyta Mulsant & Rey, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Myllaena Erichson, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Neobisnius Ganglbauer, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1783Burying Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Nudobius C.G. Thomson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ocalea Erichson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ochthebius Leach, 185116SpeciesTaxom
Ochthephilum Stephens, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ocypus Leach, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Oiceoptoma Leach, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Oligota Mannerheim, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Omalium Gravenhorst, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ontholestes Ganglbauer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Orus Casey, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Oxypoda Mannerheim, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Oxytelus Gravenhorst, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Papusus Casey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paradilacra Bernhauer, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pelecomalium Casey, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 18849SpeciesTaxom
Phlaeopterus Motschulsky, 20186SpeciesTaxom
Platycholeus Horn, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Platydracus Thomson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Platystethus Mannerheim, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxyporus Nakane & Sawada, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ptomaphagus Illiger, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Quedius Stephens, 06SpeciesTaxom
Reichenbachia Leach, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaphidium Olivier, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scopaeus Erichson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Scydmoraphes Reitter, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Sepedophilus Gistel, 1856
Rove beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Sonoma Casey, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Stenichnus Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 18849SpeciesTaxom
Stictolinus Casey, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Strigota Casey, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tachinus Gravenhorst, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Tachyporus Gravenhorst, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Tasgius Stephens, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Thinobius Kiesenwetter, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Thinodromus Kraatz, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Tunicopterus Tikhomirova, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Tyrus Aubé, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Xenodusa Wasmann, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern California
181 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrotona egens Casey, 1910
Acrotona recondita Erichson, 1839
Actium robustulum Casey, 1887
Agathidium pulchrum LeConte, 1853
Aleochara (Aleochara) tahoensis Casey, 1906
Aleochara (Coprochara) bimaculata (Gravenhorst, 1802)⇒ Aleochara tristis Gravenhorst, 1806
Aleochara (Xenochara) castaneipennis Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Aleochara (Xenochara) lanuginosa Gravenhorst, 1802Fairy swords
Anthobium aequicolle Casey, 1893
Aploderus flavipennis Casey, 1889
Apteroloma tahoecum Fall, 1927
Astenus robustulus Casey, 1905
Atanygnathus acuminatus Casey, 1915
Atanygnathus californicus Smetana, 1971
Atheta adjuncta Casey, 1910
Atheta fatua Casey, 1910
Atheta fenyesi Bernhauer, 1907
Atheta picipennis Mannerheim, 1843Rove beetle
Atheta repens Casey, 1910
Atheta saturata Casey, 1910
Atheta tahoensis Casey, 1906
Atheta tepida Casey, 1910
Atheta unica Casey, 1910
Atrecus punctiventris Fall, 1901
Batrisodes (Empinodes) lustrans Casey, 1908
Bisnius filicornis Horn, 1884
Bisnius hesperidum Smetana, 1995
Bisnius picicornis Horn, 1884
Bledius episcopalis Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Bledius eximius Casey, 1889
Bledius gracilis Casey, 1889
Bledius monticola Casey, 1889
Blepharhymenus clavicauda Casey, 1911
Brathinus californicus Hubbard, 1893
Carpelimus obliquus Casey, 1889
Carpelimus pacificus Casey, 1889
Catops basilaris Say, 1823
Catops egenus Horn, 1880
Coproporus ventriculus Say, 1834
Creophilus maxillosus Linnaeus, 1758Carrion Beetle
Dexiogyia angustiventris Casey, 1893
Dilacra vieta Casey, 1910
Elacatophora apion Jaloszynski, 2004
Emplenota marcida
Euplectus californicus Casey, 1887
Eusphalerum diversicolle Casey, 1893
Eusphalerum subangulatum Casey, 1893
Gabrius distans Horn, 1884
Gabrius picipennis Mäklin, 1852
Gabrius punctatellus Horn, 1884
Habrolinus tahoensis Casey, 1906
Hapalaraea megarthroides Fauvel, 1878
Heterosilpha ramosa Say, 1823Garden Carrion Beetle
Heterothops carbonatus Fall, 1901
Hydraena biseptosa Perkins, 2014
Hydraena circulata Perkins, 1980
Hydraena genumorpha Perkins, 2014
Hydraena multimurata Perkins, 2014
Hydraena pacifica Perkins, 1980
Hypomedon discolor Casey, 1905
Ischnoglossa asperata
Leptacinus batychrus Gyllenhal, 1827Staph beetle
Leptinillus aplodontiae Ferris, 1918
Limnebius arenicolus Perkins, 1980
Limnebius truncatellus Thunberg, 1794
Lophioderus eldorado O'Keefe, 1996
Lordithon (Lordithon) thoracicus Fabricius, 1777Staph beetle
Lordithon poecilus Mannerheim, 1852
Lucifotychus bipuncticeps Casey, 1887
Lucifotychus sonomae Casey, 1887
Medon lacustris Casey, 1905
Medon montanus Casey, 1905
Medon opaculus Casey, 1905
Medon ruber (J. Sahlberg, 1908)⇒ Medon sahlbergi Scheerpeltz, 1933
Medon tahoensis Casey, 1905
Melanalia tabida Casey, 1911
Mocyta breviuscula Mäklin, 1852
Myllaena audax Casey, 1911
Myllaena decreta Casey, 1911
Myllaena fenyesi Bernhauer, 1907
Neobisnius infimus Horn, 1884
Neobisnius jucundus Horn, 1884
Neobisnius occidentoides Frank, 1981
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Nicrophorus orbicollis Say, 1825Roundneck Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel, 1807Pustulated Carrion Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides Herbst, 1783Boreal Carrion Beetle
Nudobius pugetanus Casey, 1906
Ocalea luscitiosa Casey, 1910
Ochthebius (Asiobates) auriculatus Rey, 1885
Ochthebius (Asiobates) cribricollis LeConte, 1850
Ochthebius (Asiobates) discretus LeConte, 1878
Ochthebius (Asiobates) minimus (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Protochthebius jagthanae Champion, 1921
Ochthebius (Asiobates) puncticollis LeConte, 1852
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) aztecus Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) borealis Perkins, 1980
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) californicus Perkins, 1980
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) crenatus Hatch, 1965Kern County larkspur
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) interruptus LeConte, 1852
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) lineatus LeConte, 1852
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) marinus Paykull, 1798
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) quadrifoveolatus Wollaston, 1854
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) rectus LeConte, 1878
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) sculptoides Perkins, 1980
Ochthebius laevipennis (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Gymnochthebius laevipennis LeConte, 1878
Ochthephilum pallidiceps Casey, 1886
Ocypus (Ocypus) olens Müller, 1764Cocktail
Oiceoptoma inaequale Fabricius, 1781Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Forster, 1771Margined Carrion Beetle
Omalium excavatum Stephens, 1834
Ontholestes cingulatus Gravenhorst, 1802Gold and Brown Rove Beetle
Orus parallelus Casey, 1886
Orus punctatus Casey, 1884
Orus robustulus Casey, 1905
Oxypoda cruda Casey, 1911
Oxypoda elusa Casey, 1911
Oxypoda flebilis Casey, 1911
Oxypoda recensa Casey, 1911
Oxypoda tetricula Casey, 1911
Oxytelus (Epomotylus) sculptus Gravenhorst, 1806Rove beetle
Oxytelus montanus Casey, 1894
Papusus mucer
Paradilacra densissima Bernhauer, 1909
Pelecomalium flavescens Casey, 1893
Pelecomalium pallidum Casey, 1893
Philonthus (Philonthus) cruentatus Gmelin, 1790Beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) politus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Philonthus concinnus Gravenhorst, 1802
Philonthus (Philonthus) rectangulus Sharp, 1874Rove beetle
Philonthus (Trionthus) alumnus Erichson, 1840
Philonthus (Trionthus) aurulentus Horn, 1884
Philonthus (Trionthus) clambus Tottenham, 1949
Philonthus (Trionthus) gracilior Casey, 1915
Philonthus (Trionthus) pettiti Horn, 1884
Philonthus (Trionthus) rufulus Horn, 1884
Phlaeopterus cavicollis Fauvel, 1878
Phlaeopterus filicornis Casey, 1886
Phlaeopterus kavanaughi Mullen & Cam..., 2018
Phlaeopterus obsoletus Mullen & Cam..., 2018
Phlaeopterus occidentalis Mullen & Cam..., 2018
Phlaeopterus smetanai Mullen & Cam..., 2018
Platycholeus opacellus Fall, 1909
Platystethus spiculus Erichson, 1840Big spore andreaeobryum moss
Pseudoxyporus occipitalis Fauvel, 1864
Ptomaphagus (Echinocoleus) setiger Horn, 1885
Quedius (Raphirus) erythrogaster Mannerheim, 1852
Quedius (Raphirus) limbifer Horn, 1878
Quedius (Raphirus) probus Casey, 1915
Quedius (Raphirus) prostans Horn, 1878
Quedius (Raphirus) rutilans Casey, 1915
Quedius humilis
Scaphidium quadriguttatum Say, 1823California jewelflower
Scopaeus californicus Fall, 1901
Scydmoraphes myrmecophilus myrmecophilus Aubé, 1861
Sonoma corticina Casey, 1887
Stenichnus ovipennis Casey, 1897
Stenus (Stenus) sculptilis Casey, 1884
Stenus alveolatus Casey, 1884
Stenus blaisdelli Puthz, 2002
Stenus californicus Casey, 1884
Stenus canadensis Casey, 1884
Stenus cicindela Sharp, 1874
Stenus colonus Erichson, 1840
Stenus costalis Casey, 1884
Stenus tahoensis Casey, 1884
Stictolinus grandiceps LeConte, 1863
Strigota seducens Casey, 1910
Tachinus (Tachinus) laticollis Gravenhorst, 1802
Tachinus (Tachinus) semirufus Horn, 1877
Tachyporus californicus Horn, 1877
Tasgius (Tasgius) ater Gravenhorst, 1802Staph Beetle
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Thanatophilus truncatus Say, 1823
Thinobius validus Casey, 1889
Thinodromus diffusus Casey, 1889
Thinodromus lapsus Casey, 1889
Tunicopterus sigara Tikhomirova, 1968
Tyrus corticinus Casey, 1887
Xenodusa montana

Subnodes of Staphylinoidea with occurrences in Eastern California
FamilyAgyrtidae
Thomson, 1859
Primitive carrion beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, minute moss beetle, Minute moss beetles
3
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeiodidae
Fleming, 1821
Round fungus beetles
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScydmaenidae
Leach, 1815
Ant-like stone beetles, Scydmaenines
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles, Carrion Beetle, Carrion beetles, Large carrion beetles, Sexton beetles
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs
76
134
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Staphylinoidea at artfakta.se
Staphylinoidea at dyntaxa.se
Staphylinoidea at itis.gov