Aleochara lata

Gravenhorst, 1802

Large Minute Rove Beetle

Aleochara lata is a of rove beetle in the Staphylinidae. It belongs to the subgenus Aleochara Gravenhorst, a group of rove beetles. The species is native to the Palearctic region and has been introduced to North America.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Aleochara lata: //ˌæliːoʊˈkɑːrə ˈleɪtə//

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Distribution

Native to Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), Turkey, Cyprus, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Japan, Korea, and Iran. Introduced to North America, with records from Canada (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon) and the United States. Also reported from Mexico, Peru, and Chile, and possibly present in the Afrotropical region.

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Taxonomic Status

Catalogue of Life lists Aleochara lata as an 'ambiguous synonym', suggesting taxonomic uncertainty. GBIF treats it as an accepted . The species was formally revised and recognized as valid in the 2016 taxonomic revision of Japanese Aleochara.

Subgeneric Placement

Aleochara lata is placed in the subgenus Aleochara (Aleochara), one of the lineages within the . This subgeneric classification indicates it shares the parasitoid lifestyle characteristic of this group, though specific biological details for A. lata remain undocumented.