Xenodusa

Wasmann, 1894

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Xenodusa is a of rove beetles in the Staphylinidae, established by Wasmann in 1894. The genus comprises five to six recognized distributed across multiple continents. Members belong to the tribe Lomechusini within the Aleocharinae. The genus includes species such as X. angusta, X. australis, X. caseyi, X. cava, X. reflexa, and X. sharpi.

Xenodusa cava 0263474 dorsal by Spongymesophyll. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.Xenodusa reflexa by Reginald Webster, Jan Klimaszewski, Georges Pelletier, Karine Savard. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

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How to pronounce Xenodusa: //ˌzɛnəˈdjuːsə//

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Distribution

of Xenodusa have been recorded from North America (X. angusta, X. cava), Australia and Oceania (X. australis), and other regions including records of X. reflexa and X. sharpi. The exact distribution patterns for individual species remain incompletely documented.

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