Earota dentata
(Bernhauer, 1906)
Earota dentata is a small rove beetle in the Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae. First described by Bernhauer in 1906 under the name Atheta dentata, this is currently placed in the Earota within the tribe Geostibini. It has a broad transcontinental distribution across North America, with records from Canada and the United States spanning multiple provinces and states.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Earota dentata: /eːˈroː.ta dɛnˈtaː.ta/
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Distribution
Transcontinental in North America. Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory. United States: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington.
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Taxonomic history
Originally described as Atheta dentata by Bernhauer in 1906, this was later transferred to the Earota. The basionym Atheta dentata is retained as a synonym.
Data availability
Only one observation is currently recorded in iNaturalist, suggesting this may be underreported or genuinely uncommon in citizen science datasets. Most distributional knowledge comes from curated museum collections and systematic surveys rather than opportunistic observations.