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Oxytelinae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Oxytelinae Bernhauer and Schubert p. 3
1957Oxytelinae Hatch p. 84
1989Oxytelinae Zhang p. 420
1990Oxytelinae Ryvkin p. 58
1995Oxytelinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2001Oxytelinae Herman p. 1307
2009Oxytelinae Engel and Chatzimanolis p. 426
2011Oxytelinae Bouchard et al. p. 211
2012Oxytelinae Grebennikov and Newton
2017Oxytelinae Lu et al. p. 170
2018Oxytelinae Makranczy et al. p. 84
2022Oxytelinae Cai et al.
2023Oxytelinae Chen et al. p. 2
2024Oxytelinae Jenkins Shaw et al. p. 121

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
RankNameAuthor
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyStaphylinoidea
familyStaphylinidae()
subfamilyOxytelinae()
subfamilyOxytelinae()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Oxytelinae Fleming 1821
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Tr. Blediini Ádám 2001
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G. Bledius Leach 1819
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†Bledius adamus Scudder 1878
Bledius arcticus Sahlberg 1890
†Bledius faecorum Scudder 1900
†Bledius glaciatus Scudder 1890
†Bledius osborni Scudder 1900
†Bledius primitiarum Scudder 1900
†Bledius soli Scudder 1900
†Bledius speciosus Heer 1862
Bledius suturalis LeConte 1863
Bledius talpa Gyllenhal 1810
G. †Kupakara Chen et al. 2023
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†Kupakara luminosus Chen et al. 2023
†Kupakara makranczyi Chen et al. 2023
Tr. Coprophilini Heer 1839
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G. †Gollandia Makranczy et al. 2018
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†Gollandia planata Makranczy et al. 2018
G. †Mesocoprophilus Cai and Huang 2013
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†Mesocoprophilus clavatus Cai and Huang 2013
G. †Sinoxytelus Yue et al. 2010
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†Sinoxytelus breviventer Yue et al. 2010
†Sinoxytelus euglypheus Yue et al. 2010
†Sinoxytelus longisetosus Yue et al. 2010
†Sinoxytelus transbaicalicus Cai et al. 2013
Tr. Deleasterini Reitter 1909
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G. Deleaster Erichson 1839
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†Deleaster grandiceps Wickham 1912
G. †Protodeleaster Cai et al. 2013
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†Protodeleaster glaber Cai et al. 2013
G. Syntomium Curtis 1828
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Syntomium malkini Hatch 1957
G. †Megalymma Tikhomirova 1980
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†Megalymma gigantea Tikhomirova 1980
†Megalymma rohdendorfi Tikhomirova 1980
G. †Mesoxytelus Tikhomirova 1968
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†Mesoxytelus mandibularis Tikhomirova 1968
†Mesoxytelus parvus Tikhomirova 1968
G. †Morda Ryvkin 1990
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†Morda mora Ryvkin 1990
Tr. Oxytelini Fleming 1821
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G. Anotylus Thomson 1859
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Anotylus gibbulus Eppelsheim 1877
Anotylus inustus Gravenhorst 1806
Anotylus nitidulus Gravenhorst 1802
Anotylus rugosus Fabricius 1775
Anotylus sculpturatus Gravenhorst 1806
Anotylus tetratoma Czwalina 1870
G. Carpelimus Leach 1819
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Invalid names: Trogophloeus Mannerheim 1830 [synonym]
G. †Dolichoxenus Engel and Chatzimanolis 2009
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†Dolichoxenus newtoni Engel and Chatzimanolis 2009
G. Oxytelus Gravenhorst 1802
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Oxytelus fulvipes Erichson 1839
Oxytelus laqueatus Marsham 1802
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Invalid names: Oxytelus fuscipennis Mannerheim 1843 [synonym]
†Oxytelus levis Förster 1891
Oxytelus niger Le Conte 1877
†Oxytelus ominosus Förster 1891
†Oxytelus pristinus Scudder 1876
†Oxytelus proaevus Heer 1862
†Oxytelus subapterus Wickham 1913
G. Platystethus Mannerheim 1830
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†Platystethus archetypus Scudder 1900
Platystethus arenarius Geoffroy 1785
†Platystethus carcareus Scudder 1900
Platystethus cornutus Gravenhorst 1802
Platystethus nitens Sahlberg 1832
Platystethus nodifrons Mannerheim 1830
Tr. Syntomiini Böving and Craighead 1931
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G. †Pseudanotylus Cai and Huang 2013
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†Pseudanotylus archaicus Yue et al. 2012
G. †Vidya Chen et al. 2023
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†Vidya scabra Chen et al. 2023
Tr. Thinobiini Sahlberg 1876
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G. Aploderus Stephens 1833
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Aploderus caelatus Gravenhorst 1802
G. †Prajna Lu et al. 2017
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†Prajna tianmiaoae Lu et al. 2017
G. †Turgaphloeus Ryvkin 1990
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†Turgaphloeus pubescens Ryvkin 1990
Invalid names: Euphaniini Reitter 1909 [empty], Piestini Erichson 1839 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 166.10000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma

Collections (90 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Mesoxytelus mandibularis (105970 106102) Mesoxytelus parvus (105971)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Russian Federation (Chita) Morda mora (119397)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Russian Federation Sinoxytelus transbaicalicus (139581)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Liaoning) Protodeleaster glaber, Mesocoprophilus clavatus, Pseudanotylus archaicus (111725) Sinoxytelus euglypheus, Sinoxytelus breviventer, Sinoxytelus longisetosus, Anotylus archaicus (111714)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia Megalymma gigantea, Megalymma rohdendorfi (151591) Megalymma rohdendorfi (151590 151594 151596)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Coprophilini indet. (113349)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Russian Federation (Chita) Turgaphloeus pubescens (119499)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Gollandia planata (184691) Prajna tianmiaoae, Kupakara makranczyi, Kupakara luminosus, Vidya scabra (161726)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Bledius adamus (121322) Bledius faecorum (122090)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Oxytelus pristinus (121146)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Oxytelinae indet. (123769)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Bledius sp. (123959 123960)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Bledius osborni, Bledius soli, Bledius primitiarum, Platystethus carcareus, Platystethus archetypus (106384) Bledius osborni, Deleaster grandiceps (106381) Bledius soli, Platystethus archetypus, Oxytelus subapterus (113749)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Bledius osborni (122093)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France Oxytelus levis (121475) Oxytelus ominosus (121474)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Oxytelus ominosus (122407)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Dolichoxenus newtoni (124231)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Carpelimus sp. (106431 123022)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Oxytelus proaevus, Bledius speciosus (117252)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Niedersachsen) Oxytelini indet. (109196)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greenland Bledius spp. (160108 160151) Bledius spp., Bledius arcticus (160146) Bledius spp., Bledius talpa (160153) Carpelimus sp., Bledius spp. (160144) Carpelimus sp., Bledius spp., Bledius litoralis, Bledius arcticus, Bledius talpa, Oxytelinae indet. (160109)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Russian Federation Oxytelus sp., Anotylus gibbulus (163069)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Anotylus gibbulus (163072)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Anotylus gibbulus (163073)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Oxytelus rugosus (169390 169391) Oxytelus rugosus, Aploderus caelatus, Oxytelus inustus (169389) Oxytelus rugosus, Oxytelus fulvipes (169388) Platystethus arenarius (169394 169401) Platystethus arenarius, Oxytelus sculpturatus (169392)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Bledius sp., Oxytelus laqueatus, Oxytelus nitidulus, Platystethus cornutus, Trogophloeus sp. (168268) Bledius sp., Oxytelus laqueatus, Platystethus cornutus, Oxytelus rugosus, Trogophloeus sp. (168265) Bledius sp., Platystethus cornutus, Platystethus nodifrons, Oxytelus rugosus, Trogophloeus sp. (168272) Oxytelus laqueatus, Oxytelus tetratoma, Platystethus cornutus, Platystethus nodifrons, Oxytelus rugosus, Trogophloeus sp. (168267) Oxytelus laqueatus, Platystethus arenarius, Platystethus cornutus, Oxytelus tetracarinatus, Trogophloeus sp. (168266) Oxytelus rugosus, Trogophloeus sp. (168271) Platystethus cornutus, Oxytelus rugosus, Trogophloeus sp. (168270) Platystethus nitens, Platystethus cornutus, Oxytelus rugosus, Oxytelus tetracarinatus, Trogophloeus sp. (168264) Platystethus nitens, Platystethus cornutus, Oxytelus rugosus, Trogophloeus sp. (168269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Anotylus rugosus (164903 164905 164909 164915 164919) Bledius sp. (164904)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Oxytelus laqueatus (169333 169345 169353) Oxytelus laqueatus, Bledius suturalis (169347)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Bledius sp. (169366) Bledius spp., Oxytelus fuscipennis, Oxytelus niger, Platystethus americanus (167662) Oxytelus fuscipennis (169359 169362 169372 169375 169380) Oxytelus fuscipennis, Syntomium malkini (169379) Oxytelus sp., Bledius spp. (157092) Syntomium malkini (169377 169378)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Bledius sp. (137207 137208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Anotylus gibbulus (163074)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) Bledius sp. (167673)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Bledius spp., Platystethus spp., Platystethus nitens, Bledius littoralis, Oxytelus sp. (163070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Bledius glaciatus (122182)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wisconsin) Bledius sp. (169406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Oxytelus gibbulus (163071)
Tarantian0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Bledius sp. (137204 137205) Oxytelus sp., Bledius sp. (137206)