Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Alternative spelling: Staphylinus (Ocypus)
Full reference: W. E. Leach. 1819. Taxonomic names. The Entomologist’s Useful Compendium; or an Introduction to the Knowledge of British Insects, Comprising the Best Means of Obtaining and Preserving them, and a Description of the Apparatus Generally Used; Together with the Genera of Linné, and the Modern Method of Arranging the Classes Crustacea, Myriapoda, Spiders, Mites and Insects, from their Affinities and Structure, According to the views of Dr. Leach. Also an Explanation of the Terms Used in Entomology; a Calendar of the Times of Appearance and Usual Situations of near 3,000 Species of British Insects 1-448
Parent taxon: Staphylinina according to P. Bouchard et al. 2011
See also Herman 2001 and Oustalet 1874
Sister taxa: Dinothenarus, Leistotrophus, Ontholestes, Platydracus, Staphylinus
Subtaxa: Ocypus (Pseudocypus) Ocypus atavus Ocypus olens Ocypus provincialis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (2 collections), United States (1: Washington)
• Oligocene of France (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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