Ocypus

Ocypus

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Ocypus: //ˈo.sɪ.pʊs//

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Images

Ocypus-nitens-05-fws by Francisco Welter-Schultes. Used under a CC0 license.
Escarabajo errante (Ocypus olens), Hartelholz, Múnich, Alemania, 2020-06-28, DD 476-494 FS by Diego Delso . Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Ocypus olens 138506478 by Pirataber. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Ocypus olens imago+larva, 01 by Wilhelm Zimmerling PAR for the combination; see source for details and to cite names of photographers. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Ocypus olens Curonian Spit by Syrio. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Devil's coach horse beetle (Ocypus olens) on a stone in the Rowan Tree River - geograph.org.uk - 5097166 by Eric Jones . Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

Summary

Ocypus is a genus of rove beetles belonging to the subfamily Staphylininae. There are 4 species in 3 subgenera in North America and over 120 species in 4 subgenera globally.

Distribution

Native to the Old World (Eurasia & Africa); adventive in North America with 2 species along the Pacific Coast and 2 in the northeastern United States.

Tags

  • Ocypus
  • Rove beetles
  • Staphylinidae
  • Beetle identification
  • Insect classification