Augyles
Schiødte, 1866
variegated mud-loving beetles
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2Augyles is a of variegated mud-loving beetles in the Heteroceridae, established by Schiødte in 1866. The genus exhibits an almost distribution and is classified in the tribe Augylini. within this genus have been documented across diverse regions including European Russia, the Caucasus, and East Asia, with ongoing taxonomic work revealing new regional records.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Augyles: /ˈɔː.gu.lɛs/
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Distribution
Almost . Documented from European Russia (including Nizhniy Novgorod, Volgograd, Tambov, Tver, Saratov, and Ivanovskaya Oblasts), Caucasus Region (including Azerbaijan), Siberia (Novosibirskaya Oblast), Russian Far East (Evreiskaya Avtonomnaya Oblast, Primorsky Krai), and Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden).
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Taxonomic history
The Augyles was established by Schiødte in 1866 and is the type genus of the tribe Augylini within Heteroceridae. Recent faunistic surveys have significantly expanded known distributions, particularly in Russia and adjacent territories.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Distribution of three Augyles species of the «cribratellus» species-group (Coleoptera: Heteroceridae) in the territories of Russia and neighboring countries
- Variegated mud-loving beetles (Heteroceridae) of Russia and adjacent countries: genus Augyles of European part of Russia and Caucasus Region