Catalogue of Aleocharinae Rove Beetles of Canada and Alaska: (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) (Faunistica) (v. 65)

166 Pages·2005·4.38 MB·English

by  Nicolas Gouix

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ATALOGUE OF LEOCHARINE
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OVE EETLES OF ANADA AND LASKA
(C , S , A )
OLEOPTERA TAPHYLINIDAE LEOCHARINAE
Nicolas Gouix & Jan Klimaszewski
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2 CATALOGUE OF ALEOCHARINE ROVE BEETLES OF CANADA AND ALASKA
Catalogue of
Aleocharine Rove Beetles of
Canada and Alaska
(Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)
N G & J K
ICOLAS OUIX AN LIMASZEWSKI
SOFIA–MOSCOW
2007
CATALOGUE OF ALEOCHARINE ROVE BEETLES OF CANADA AND ALASKA
(COLEOPTERA, STAPHYLINIDAE, ALEOCHARINAE)
Nicolas Gouix & Jan Klimaszewski
Colour images by G. Pelletier & K. Bolte
N. GOUIX: D.A.A. Q.E.G.R., École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, Avenue de
l’Agrobiopole, BP 32607, Auzeville tolosane, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
J. KLIMASZEWSKI: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre,
1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 10380, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7.
E-mail: [email protected]
G. PELLETIER: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055
du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 10380, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7.
K. BOLTE: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, c/o Eastern Cereal and Oil
Research, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Bldg., 960 Carling Ave.,
Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0C6.
First published 2007
ISBN 978-954-642-294-1
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4 CATALOGUE OF ALEOCHARINE ROVE BEETLES OF CANADA AND ALASKA
Dedicated to the memory of Dr. J.S. Ashe,
an authority on the rove beetle subfamily Aleocharinae,
who passed away suddenly at the end of 2005.
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ONTENTS
Introduction ...... 11
Structure and Convention ...... 12
Systematic position of aleocharine rove beetles ...... 14
Distribution of aleocharines in Canada and Alaska ...... 15
Acknowledgements ...... 16
CATALOGUE ...... 17
Tribe Gymnusini ...... 17
Genus Gymnusa Gravenhorst 1806 ...... 17
Tribe Deinopsini ...... 18
Genus Deinopsis Matthews 1838 ...... 19
Tribe Aleocharini ...... 19
Subtribe Aleocharina Fleming 1821 ...... 19
Genus Aleochara Gravenhorst 1802 ...... 19
Genus Tinotus Sharp 1883 ...... 30
Tribe Hoplandriini ...... 31
Genus Hoplandria Kraatz 1857 ...... 31
Tribe Oxypodini ...... 32
Subtribe Oxypodina Thomson 1859 ...... 32
Genus Alfocalea Klimaszewski 2004 ...... 32
Genus Betocalea Klimaszewski 2004 ...... 33
Genus Crataraea Thomson 1858 ...... 33
Genus Devia Blackwelder 1952 ...... 33
Genus Gennadota Casey 1906 ...... 34
Genus Gnathusa Fenyes 1920 ...... 34
Genus Hylota Casey 1906 ...... 34
Genus Ilyobates Kraatz 1856 ...... 35
Genus Isoglossa Casey 1894 ...... 35
Genus Megocalea Klimaszewski 2004 ...... 36
Genus Metocalea Klimaszewski 2004 ...... 36
Genus Neothetalia Klimaszewski 2004 ...... 36
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Genus Ocalea Erichson 1837 ...... 37
Genus Ocyusa Kraatz 1856 ...... 37
Genus Oxypoda Mannerheim 1830 ...... 37
Genus Parocalea Bernhauer 1902b ...... 42
Genus Pentanota Bernhauer 1905a ...... 42
Genus Phloeopora Erichson 1837 ...... 43
Subtribe Meoticina Seevers 1978 ...... 43
Genus Meotica Mulsant and Rey 1873a ...... 43
Subtribe Tachyusina Thomson 1859 ...... 44
Genus Brachyusa Mulsant and Rey 1874b ...... 44
Genus Gnypeta Thomson 1858 ...... 44
Genus Meronera Sharp 1887 ...... 45
Genus Paradilacra Bernhauer 1909 ...... 45
Genus Tachyusa Erichson 1837 ...... 46
Tribe Hypocyphtini ...... 48
Genus Cypha Leach 1819 ...... 48
Genus Holobus Solier 1849 ...... 48
Tribe Myllaenini ...... 49
Genus Myllaena Erichson 1837 ...... 49
Tribe Liparocephalini ...... 51
Genus Amblopusa Casey 1894 ...... 51
Genus Diaulota Casey 1894 ...... 51
Genus Liparocephalus Mäklin 1853 ...... 52
Genus Paramblopusa Ahn and Ashe 1996a ...... 52
Tribe Autaliini ...... 53
Genus Autalia Leach 1819 ...... 53
Tribe Homalotini ...... 54
Subtribe Bolitocharina Thomson 1859 ...... 54
Genus Neotobia Ashe 1992 ...... 54
Genus Silusida Casey 1906 ...... 54
Genus Stictalia Casey 1906 ...... 55
Subtribe Gyrophaenina Kraatz 1856 ...... 56
Genus Eumicrota Casey 1906 ...... 56
Genus Gyrophaena Mannerheim 1830 ...... 56
Subtribe Homalotina Heer 1839 ...... 60
Genus Homalota Mannerheim 1830 ...... 60
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Subtribe Leptusina Fenyes 1918 ...... 61
Genus Leptusa Kraatz 1856 ...... 61
Subtribe Silusina Fenyes 1918 ...... 63
Genus Silusa Erichson 1837 ...... 63
Subtribe Diestotina Mulsant and Rey 1871 ...... 64
Genus Cyphea Fauvel 1863 ...... 64
Tribe Placusini ...... 64
Genus Placusa Erichson 1837 ...... 64
Tribe Athetini ...... 66
Subtribe Acrotinina Seevers 1978 ...... 66
Genus Acrotona Thomson 1859 ...... 66
Genus Mocyta Mulsant and Rey 1874a ...... 66
Subtribe Athetina Casey 1910 ...... 68
Genus Adota Casey 1910 ...... 68
Genus Aloconota Thomson 1858 ...... 69
Genus Amischa Thomson 1859 ...... 70
Genus Anatheta Casey 1910 ...... 70
Genus Atheta Thomson 1858 ...... 71
Genus Boreostiba Lohse in Lohse et al. 1990 ...... 86
Genus Clusiota Casey 1910 ...... 87
Genus Dalotia Casey 1910 ...... 87
Genus Dinaraea Thomson 1858 ...... 88
Genus Dochmonota Thomson 1859 ...... 89
Genus Hydrosmecta Thomson 1858 ...... 89
Genus Liogluta Thomson 1858 ...... 89
Genus Nehemitropia Lohse 1971 ...... 91
Genus Paraleptonia Klimaszewski 2002 ...... 92
Genus Philhygra Mulsant and Rey 1873a ...... 92
Genus Psammostiba Yosii and Sawada 1976 ...... 96
Genus Schistoglossa Kraatz 1856 ...... 96
Subtribe Geostibina Seevers 1978 ...... 97
Genus Boreophilia Benick 1973 ...... 97
Genus Callicerus Gravenhorst 1802 ...... 98
Genus Earota Mulsant and Rey 1874b ...... 99
Genus Emmelostiba Pace 1982b ...... 99
Genus Geostiba Thomson 1858 ...... 100
Genus Goniusa Casey 1906 ...... 101
Genus Lypoglossa Fenyes 1918 ...... 101
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