Acylophorus

Nordmann, 1837

Species Guides

Acylophorus caseyi(Casey's Rove Beetle)
Acylophorus flavicollis(Red-necked Rove Beetle)
Acylophorus pratensis
Acylophorus pronus(Stooping Rove Beetle)

Acylophorus is a of rove beetles in the Staphylinidae, tribe Staphylinini, subtribe Acylophorina. The genus has a distribution with documented across sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, and northern Europe. Taxonomic revisions have established numerous species synonymies and described multiple new species from African and insular . The genus is characterized by morphological features including distinctive forebody structure, maxillary palpi, , and used in species-level identification.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Acylophorus: /əˈsɪloʊfərəs/

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Identification

identification relies on examination of forebody structure, terminal segments of maxillary palpi, , and . and secondary sexual characters are diagnostic for selected species. Species groups have been defined based on easily observable external characters, with comparative provided in regional revisions.

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Distribution

distribution. Documented from continental sub-Saharan Africa (Sudan, Congo, Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Nigeria), Madagascar and Mascarene Islands (Mauritius), and northern Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden).

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Taxonomic history

The was established by Nordmann in 1837. Recent revisions have significantly revised concepts through lectotype designations and new synonymies. The subtribe Acylophorina was established to accommodate this genus and related within Staphylinini.

Species diversity

The contains numerous described with ongoing taxonomic work. Seven new species were described from sub-Saharan Africa in 2010, and four new species from Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands in 2018, indicating substantial undescribed diversity in tropical regions.