Meoticina
Seevers, 1978
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1Meoticina is a subtribe of rove beetles (Staphylinidae) within the tribe Oxypodini and Aleocharinae. It was established by Seevers in 1978. The subtribe is poorly documented in scientific literature, with minimal published information on its constituent and . Records indicate it contains small, cryptic beetles characteristic of the aleocharine lineage.
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Taxonomic Status
The rank of Meoticina has been inconsistently treated across databases. Catalogue of Life recognizes it as a subtribe within Oxypodini, while GBIF has treated it as a -level entity with doubtful status. This discrepancy reflects broader taxonomic instability in the classification of Aleocharinae.
Documentation Gap
Despite being described in 1978, Meoticina remains severely underdocumented. iNaturalist records only 14 observations, and no Wikipedia entry exists. The constituent are not readily accessible in major taxonomic databases.