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Checklist for Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carrion Beetles)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
2427
3666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
376
2423
3662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
2383
3584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
2026
3108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
511
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
427
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
78
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
60
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vancouver Island
6 Families width 100 Species
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae (Lameere, 1900)Rove beetles81SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859Primitive carrion beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vancouver Island
60 Genera with 100 Species
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Agathidium Panzer, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Aleochara Gravenhorst, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Amblopusa Casey, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Amischa Thomson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Anotylus Thomson, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Atheta Thomson, 0Vexing Rove Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Atrecus Jacquelin du..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Autalia Leach, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Bledius Samouelle, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Bolitochara Mannerheim, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cafius Stephens, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Carpelimus Kirby, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Catops Paykull, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Cilea Jacquelin du..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Colenis Erichson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cordalia Jacobs, 1802Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Creophilus Samouelle, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dalotia Casey, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dianous Samouelle, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gabrius Stephens, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Gyrohypnus Samouelle, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Gyrophaena Mannerheim, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Homaeotarsus Hochhuth, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Hydraena Kugelann, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Leptacinus Erichson, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Linohesperus Smetana, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lordithon C.G. Thomson, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Medon Stephens, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Mocyta Mulsant & Rey, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Mycetoporus Mannerheim, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Necrophilus Latreille, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1801Burying Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Ocalea Erichson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ochthebius Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ocypus Leach, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Omalium Gravenhorst, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Ontholestes Ganglbauer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Oropus Casey, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Oxypoda Mannerheim, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Oxytelus Gravenhorst, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 188415SpeciesTaxom
Phlaeopterus Motschulsky, 20184SpeciesTaxom
Placusa Erichson, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptenidium Erichson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Quedius Stephens, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Rugilus Samouelle, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Rybaxis Saulcy, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaphisoma Leach, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Sciodrepoides Hatch, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Sepedophilus Gistel, 1793Rove beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Stictalia Casey, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Tachinus Gravenhorst, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Tachyporus Gravenhorst, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Tarphiota Casey, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tasgius Stephens, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Thanatophilus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Trigonurus Mulsant, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Xantholinus Dejean, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Xylodromus Heer, 18021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
100 Species
Agathidium angulare Mannerheim, 1852
Agathidium exiguum Melsheimer, 1844Cooper's wild cabbage
Agathidium maculosum Brown, 1928Duckbills
Agathidium politum LeConte, 1866
Agathidium pulchrum LeConte, 1853
Aleochara (Coprochara) verna Say, 1836Danglepod
Aleochara (Xenochara) lanuginosa Gravenhorst, 1802Fairy swords
Amblopusa brevipes Casey, 1894
Anotylus (Oxytelops) rugosus Fabricius, 1775Rove beetle
Anotylus (Oxytelops) tetracarinatus Block, 1799Rove beetle
Atheta (Atheta) brunneipennis C. G. Thomson, 1852
Atheta (Atheta) graminicola Gravenhorst, 1806
Atheta atriventris
Atrecus macrocephalus Nordmann, 1837
Autalia rivularis (Gravenhorst, 1802)⇒ Autalia puncticollis Sharp, 1864
Bledius suturalis LeConte, 1863
Bolitochara arcuata Casey, 1906
Cafius sulcicollis LeConte, 1863
Carpelimus (Paratrogophloeus) bilineatus (Stephens, 1834)⇒ Carpelimus erichsoni Sharp, 1871
Catops paramericanus Peck and Cook, 2002Altantic chub mackerel
Cilea silphoides Linnaeus, 1767Staph beetle
Colenis (Colenis) impunctata LeConte, 1853
Cordalia obscura Gravenhorst, 1802Rove beetle
Creophilus maxillosus Linnaeus, 1758Carrion Beetle
Dalotia coriaria Kraatz, 1856Greenhouse Rove Beetle
Dianous nitidulus (LeConte, 1874)⇒ Dianous dubiosus Puthz, 2000
Gabrius picipennis Mäklin, 1852
Gyrohypnus (Gyrohypnus) angustatus Stephens, 1833Staph beetle
Gyrohypnus (Gyrohypnus) fracticornis O. F. Müller, 1776Staph beetle
Gyrophaena vitrina Casey, 1906
Homaeotarsus californicus J.L.LeConte, 1878
Homaeotarsus cinctus Say, 1830
Hydraena circulata Perkins, 1980
Hydraena pacifica Perkins, 1980
Hydraena vandykei Orchymont, 1923
Leptacinus batychrus Gyllenhal, 1827Staph beetle
Linohesperus borealis Casey, 1906
Lordithon conabilis Herman, 2001
Lordithon fungicola Campbell, 1982
Medon insularis Casey, 1905
Mocyta fungi Gravenhorst, 1806Rove beetle
Mycetoporus rufohumeralis Campbell, 1991
Necrophilus hydrophiloides Guérin-Ménev..., 1835Flat Brown Scavenger Beetle
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky, 1845Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus investigator ♰ Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801Margined Burying Beetle
Ocalea vancouveri Casey, 1893
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) marinus Paykull, 1798
Ocypus (Ocypus) olens Müller, 1764Cocktail
Ocypus (Pseudocypus) aeneocephalus De Geer, 1774Staph beetle
Ontholestes cingulatus Gravenhorst, 1802Gold and Brown Rove Beetle
Oropus striatus LeConte, 1874
Oxypoda lacustris Casey, 1906
Oxypoda regressa Casey, 1911
Oxytelus (Epomotylus) sculptus Gravenhorst, 1806Rove beetle
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) jurgans Tottenham, 1937Staph beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) politus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Philonthus concinnus Gravenhorst, 1802
Philonthus (Philonthus) rectangulus Sharp, 1874Rove beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) sanguinolentus Gravenhorst, 1802Staph beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) tenuicornis Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Philonthus (Philonthus) umbratilis Gravenhorst, 1802Staph beetle
Philonthus (Philonthus) varians (Paykull, 1789)⇒ Philonthus longicornis Stephens, 1832
Philonthus (Trionthus) boreas Smetana, 1995
Philonthus (Trionthus) caeruleipennis Mannerheim, 1830
Philonthus (Trionthus) furvus Nordmann, 1837
Philonthus (Trionthus) opacipennis Notman, 1919
Philonthus (Trionthus) quadricollis Horn, 1884
Phlaeopterus cavicollis Fauvel, 1878
Phlaeopterus fusconiger Motschulsky, 1853
Phlaeopterus houkae Hatch, 1957
Phlaeopterus occidentalis Mullen & Cam..., 2018
Ptenidium (Ptenidium) pusillum Gyllenhal, 1808Tiny feather-winged beetle
Quedius (Microsaurus) fulgidus (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Quedius assimilis Nordmann, 1837
Quedius (Raphirus) fellmani Zetterstedt, 1838Staph beetle
Rugilus (Rugilus) orbiculatus Paykull, 1789
Scaphisoma commune Löbl, 1997
Sciodrepoides watsoni Spence, 1815Atlantic mackerel
Sepedophilus pumilus Sharp, 1874
Sepedophilus testaceus Fabricius, 1793Staph beetle
Stenus (Nestus) morio Gravenhorst, 1806Rove beetle
Stenus (Stenus) juno Paykull, 1789Richard's macromitrium moss
Stenus (Stenus) laccophilus Casey, 1884
Stenus (Tesnus) noctivagus Casey, 1884
Stictalia brevicornis (Casey, 1906)⇒ Bolitochara nigrina Casey, 1885
Stictalia densicollis (Casey, 1906)⇒ Bolitochara densicollis Casey, 1906
Tachinus (Tachinus) maculicollis Mäklin, 1852
Tachinus (Tachinus) subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758Staph beetle
Tachinus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Rove beetle
Tachyporus (Palporus) nitidulus Fabricius, 1781Staph Beetle
Tarphiota fucicola Mäklin, 1852
Tasgius (Tasgius) ater Gravenhorst, 1802Staph Beetle
Thanatophilus lapponicus Herbst, 1793Northern Carrion Beetle
Trigonurus dilaticollis VanDyke, 1934
Xantholinus (Xantholinus) linearis (Olivier, 1795)⇒ Neohypnus lineatus Wendeler, 1924
Xylodromus concinnus (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Xylodromus brunneipennis Stephens, 1832

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

Taxom

FamilyHydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, minute moss beetle, Minute moss beetles
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeiodidae
Fleming, 1821
Round fungus beetles
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPtiliidae
Heer, 1843
Feather-wing beetles, Feather-winged beetles, Featherwing beetles, Featherwinged Beetles, Horseshoe crab beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles, Carrion Beetle, Carrion beetles, Large carrion beetles, Sexton beetles
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs
50
81
Genera
Species

Taxom



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