Cephenniini
Reitter, 1882
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2Cephenniini is a tribe of minute rove beetles within the Scydmaeninae (Staphylinidae). The tribe was first described by Reitter in 1882 and contains the Cephennodes and Cephennomicrus. These beetles are distributed across the Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australasian regions, with records from Africa, Madagascar, Indian Ocean islands, Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and Pacific islands. Recent taxonomic work has documented first records in South Africa, Christmas Island, and the Philippines.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Cephenniini: /kɛˌfɛnˈniː.aɪ.naɪ/
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Identification
Members of Cephenniini can be distinguished from other Scydmaeninae by the structure of the male genitalia, particularly the endophallic complex. In Cephennomicrus, this includes a long flanked by elongate . The tribe contains small-bodied beetles typical of ant-like stone beetles.
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Distribution
Southern and central-eastern Africa; Madagascar; Indian Ocean islands; Sri Lanka; Southeast Asia; south-eastern China; Taiwan; Ryukyu Islands; Tsushima Island; eastern Papua New Guinea; Australia; Christmas Island; southern Pacific islands; Philippines (Luzon, Palawan, Leyte, Mindanao); South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape).
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
- Cephenniini of the Philippines. Part 6. First record of Cephennomicrus Reitter from Mindanao, with three new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae)
- First record of Cephenniini on Christmas Island, with updated checklist of world Cephennomicrus species and summary of their distribution (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae)
- The first record of the tribe Cephenniini in South Africa, with new species of <i>Cephennomicrus</i> Reitter and <i>Cephennodes</i> Reitter (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae)