Oxypodini
Thomson, 1859
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4Oxypodini is a tribe of small rove beetles within the Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae. The tribe comprises more than 50 and approximately 580 described . Members are distributed across the Holarctic region, with particular diversity in the Palaearctic. Several genera, including Amarochara, Ilyobates, Tectusa, and Porocallus, have been subject to recent taxonomic revision.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Oxypodini: /ˌɒksɪˈpɒdɪnaɪ/
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Distribution
Holarctic region, with greatest diversity in the Palaearctic. Specific show distinct patterns: Ilyobates are Pontomediterranean faunal elements; Porocallus insignis occurs in the Eastern Palaearctic (Japan, China, North Korea, Russian Far East); Tectusa species are recorded from the Alps, Carpathians, and Greater Caucasus.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- A revision of Ilyobates Kraatz, 1856 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Oxypodini).
- The first record of Tectusa from the Greater Caucasus, Georgia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Oxypodini)
- On the systematics and distribution of Porocallus Sharp, 1888 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Oxypodini).
- Tectusa montana aus den Alpen und die Tectusa-Arten der Karpaten - Tectusa-Studien 1 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Oxypodini).
- A taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of Amarochara Thomson. I. The species of the Holarctic region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Oxypodini).