Oxypoda acuminata

Hochhuth, 1860

Oxypoda acuminata is a of rove beetle in the Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae. It is a small, inconspicuous with a Palearctic distribution, recorded across much of Europe and extending into Russia and parts of the Caucasus. The species is one of many in the large Oxypoda, which contains over 300 described species. Like other aleocharine rove beetles, it is likely associated with decaying organic matter and soil , though specific ecological details remain poorly documented.

Georgiy Jacobson - Beetles Russia and Western Europe - plate 13 by see in description. Used under a Public domain license.

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How to pronounce Oxypoda acuminata: /ɒkˈsɪpədə əˌkjuːmɪˈneɪtə/

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Europe (including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and former Yugoslavia); Russia (Central, North, South, East, and West Siberia); Azerbaijan; Georgia; Turkey; and USA (New York). The New York record appears isolated and may represent an introduction or misidentification.

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