Ontholestes

Ganglbauer, 1895

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Ontholestes cingulatus(gold-and-brown rove beetle)

Ontholestes is a of large rove beetles ( Staphylinidae) established by Ganglbauer in 1895. The genus contains at least 20 described distributed across the Holarctic region, with records from Europe, Asia, and North America. Species have been documented from diverse regions including China, Russia (Yakutia), Moldova, and Scandinavia.

Gold and Brown Rove Beetle - Ontholestes cingulatus, Waterways Farm, Lovettsville, Virginia by Judy Gallagher. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Ontholestes cingulatus 198248620 by Evan M. Raskin. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Ontholestes cingulatus by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive, Bugwood.org. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Ontholestes: //ˌɒnθoʊˈlɛstiːz//

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Distribution

Holarctic distribution with records from: Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Moldova), Asia (China: Guangxi, Fujian, and other provinces; Russia: Yakutia including Cherskiy Mountains and Suntar-Khayata Mountains), and North America (Vermont, USA).

Behavior

Predatory has been documented for members of this .

Sources and further reading

BugGuide
Wikipedia
GBIF taxonomy match
NCBI Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life
New species of the genus Ontholestes Ganglbauer, 1895 <br />(Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from Yakutia
Review of Chinese species of the genus Ontholestes Ganglbauer, 1895 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) with description of two species new to science
Rove beetles predatory of the ontholestes ganglbauer, 1895 genus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae): their importance and distribution in the Republic of Moldova