Oxypoda opaca

(Gravenhorst, 1802)

Oxypoda opaca is a small rove beetle ( Staphylinidae) in the Aleocharinae. Native to the Palearctic region, it has been introduced to North America where it is now established in Canada and the United States. Like other aleocharines, it is a member of the diverse rove beetle fauna associated with various decaying organic matter .

Oxypoda opaca by Reginald Webster, Jan Klimaszewski, Georges Pelletier, Karine Savard. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Oxypoda opaca (Gravenhorst, 1802) (3542408115) by Udo Schmidt from Deutschland. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

The Coleoptera of the British islands. A descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, with notes as to localities, habitats, etc (1888) (14596180027) by Internet Archive Book Images. Used under a No restrictions license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Oxypoda opaca: /ˌɒksɪˈpoʊdə oʊˈpækə/

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Distribution

Native to Europe, including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Yugoslavia. Also native to Russia (Central, North, South, East, West, Far East), Iceland, Georgia, Turkey, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Iran. Introduced to North America: Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon) and the United States.

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Introduction History

This has been introduced to North America from its native Palearctic range and is now established across much of Canada and the northern United States. The exact timing and mechanism of introduction are not documented in available sources.