Osoriinae

Osoriinae
Osorius latipes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Osoriinae
Erichson, 1839
Genera

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The Osoriinae are a subfamily of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They are found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.

Description

The abdomen is flattened and has parallel sides. A suture along each side or the abdomen may be made up of fused plates.

Biology

Little is known about the biology of this subfamily. Species may be found in leaf litter, under bark, or in ant nests. They are detritivores and fungivores.

Systematics

Eleusis pallida
Nacaeus tenuis
Thoracophorus costalus
Renardia sp.
Plastus biconcavus
  • Тribe Eleusinini Sharp, 1887
    • Eleusis Laporte, 1835
    • Renardia Motschulsky, 1865
    • Triga
    • Zeoleusis Steel, 1950
  • Tribe Leptochirini Sharp, 1887
    • Borolinus Bernhauer, 1903
    • Bothrys Fauvel, 1895
    • Leptochirus Germar, 1824
    • Priochirus Sharp, 1887
    • Thoracochirus Bernhauer, 1903
  • Tribe Osoriini Erichson, 1839
    • Afrosorius Fagel, 1958
    • Afrotyphlopsis Fagel, 1955
    • Allogonus Coiffait, 1978
    • Allosorius Fagel, 1959
    • Anancosorius Bernhauer, 1908
    • Andringitrana Coiffait, 1979
    • Antillosorius Irmler, 2010
    • Arpagonus Blackwelder, 1952
    • Atopocnemius Bernhauer, 1914
    • Bacillopsis Normand, 1920
    • Baculopsis s Cameron, 1928
    • Bothrys Fauvel, 1895
    • Craspedus Bernhauer, 1908
    • Cylindrops Fagel, 1955
    • Cylindropsis Fauvel, 1885
    • Edapholotrochus Fagel, 1958
    • Euparagonus Fagel, 1955
    • Fagelia Coiffait, 1979
    • Leptotyphlopsis Scheerpeltz, 1931
    • Lusitanopsis Coiffait, 1961
    • Neocaledonopsis Pace, 1990
    • Nototorchus McColl, 1985
    • Oligotyphlopsis Scheerpeltz, 1951
    • Osorius Guérin-Méneville, 1829
    • Paratorchus McColl, 1985
    • Typhloiulopsis Scheerpeltz, 1931
    • Typhlosorius Coiffait, 1958
  • Tribe Thoracophorini Reitter, 1909
    • Aneucamptus Sharp, 1887
    • Dirocephalus Silvestri, 1938
    • Espeson Schaufuss, 1882
    • Euctenopsia Bruch, 1942
    • Fauva Blackwelder, 1952
    • Geomitopsis Scheerpeltz, 1931
    • Glyptoma Erichson, 1839
    • Liberiana Blackwelder, 1942
    • Lispinodes Blackwelder, 1942
    • Lispinus Erichson, 1839
    • Mesotrochus Wasmann, 1890
    • Nacaeus Blackwelder, 1942
    • Neolosus Blackwelder, 1942
    • Pardirocephalus Bruch, 1942
    • Parespeson Bernhauer, 1926
    • Pselaphomimus Bruch, 1942
    • Rhopalopherus Bernhauer, 1909
    • Synaenictus Patrizi, 1947
    • Tannea Blackwelder, 1952
    • Teiros Eichelbaum, 1909
    • Tetrapleurus Bernhauer, 1914
    • Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837
  • incertae sedis:
    • Aschnaosorius