Acidota

Stephens, 1829

Species Guides

Acidota crenata(Crenate Ocellate Rove Beetle)
Acidota quadrata
Acidota subcarinata(Weakly-keeled Ocellate Rove Beetle)

A of rove beetles (Staphylinidae: Omaliinae: Anthophagini) established in 1829. occur across the Holarctic region, with documented presence in Eurasia and North America. The genus includes at least 10 described species, with recent taxonomic work clarifying species boundaries and geographic distributions in Russia and China.

Acidota subcarinata by (c) Patrick Hanly, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Patrick Hanly. Used under a CC-BY license.

Acidota crenata by Edmund Reitter
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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) (14802560193) by Internet Archive Book Images. Used under a No restrictions license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Acidota: /ˌæsɪˈdoʊtə/

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Identification

Members of this can be distinguished from other Anthophagini by combination of characters detailed in regional keys; Russian (A. crenata, A. cruentata, A. quadrata) are separable by aedeagal and external features as illustrated in recent faunistic treatments. Chinese species are distinguished in provided identification keys.

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Habitat

One (A. dawai) has been recorded from rhododendron forest at high elevation (4340 m), sifted from rhododendron litter and humus. preferences for other species are not well documented.

Distribution

Holarctic region. Documented from: Russia (including Khabarovsk Territory, Novosibirsk Area, Sverdlovsk Area, Tuva, Chita Area), Armenia, Uzbekistan, China (Xizang/Linzhi, Heilongjiang, Taiwan), Japan, Canada, and the United States (including Vermont). Eastern distributional limits of A. cruentata clarified to West Siberia; previous records further east not confirmed.