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Staphylininae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Staphylininae Latreille p. 124
1839Xantholininae Erichson
1884Platyprosopinae Lynch Arribálzaga p. 165
1995Staphylininae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2001Staphylininae Herman p. 2441
2011Staphylininae Bouchard et al.
2013Staphylininae Chatzimanolis and Engel p. 285
2014Staphylininae Cai et al. p. 322
2017Staphylininae Chatzimanolis et al. p. 1017
2017Staphylininae Żyła and Solodovnikov p. 160
2018Staphylininae Kypke et al. p. 8
2020Staphylininae Jenkins Shaw et al. p. 1083
2020Staphylininae Tihelka et al.
2020Platyprosopinae Żyła and Solodovnikov
2020Staphylininae Żyła and Solodovnikov
2020Xantholininae Żyła and Solodovnikov
2022Staphylininae Cai et al.
2024Staphylininae Jenkins Shaw et al. p. 122

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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()
subfamilyStaphylininae
subfamilyStaphylininae

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. Staphylininae Latreille 1802
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Tr. Arrowinini Solodovnikov and Newton 2005
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G. †Paleowinus Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
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Paleowinus ambiguus Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Paleowinus chinensis Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Paleowinus fossilis Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Paleowinus mirabilis Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Paleowinus rex Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
G. †Cretoprosopus Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
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Cretoprosopus problematicus Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Tr. Diochini Casey 1906
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G. Diochus Erichson 1839
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Diochus electrus Chatzimanolis and Engel 2011
G. †Megolisthaerus Solodovnikov and Yue 2010
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Megolisthaerus chinensis Solodovnikov and Yue 2010
Megolisthaerus minor Cai and Huang 2013
Tr. Othiini Thomson 1859
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G. Atrecus Jacquelin du Val 1856
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Atrecus macrocephalus Nordmann 1837
G. †Vetatrecus Kypke et al. 2018
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Vetatrecus adelfiae Kypke et al. 2018
Vetatrecus secretum Kypke et al. 2018
G. †Paleothius Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
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Paleothius gracilis Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Tr. Staphylinini Latreille 1802
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Subtr. Acylophorina Outerelo and Gamarra 1985
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G. Acylophorus Nordmann 1837
G. †Eolophorus Brunke et al. 2019
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Eolophorus hoffeinsorum Żyła and Solodovnikov 2017
G. Hemiquedius Casey 1915
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Hemiquedius europaeus Brunke et al. 2019
Subtr. Algonina Schillhammer and Brunke 2018
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G. Algon Sharp 1874
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Algon spatiosus Zhang 1989
Subtr. Amblyopinina Seevers 1944
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G. Heterothops Stephens 1829
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Heterothops conticens Scudder 1900
Heterothops cornelli Chatzimanolis and Engel 2013
Heterothops infernalis Chatzimanolis and Engel 2013
G. Sphingoquedius Bernhauer 1941
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Sphingoquedius meto Jenkins Shaw et al. 2020
Subtr. Anisolinina Hayashi 1993
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G. Tympanophorus Nordmann 1837
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Tympanophorus greenwalti Chatzimanolis et al. 2017
Subtr. †Baltognathina Brunke et al. 2019
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G. †Baltognathus Brunke et al. 2019
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Baltognathus aenigmaticus Brunke et al. 2019
G. †Cretoquedius Ryvkin 1988
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Cretoquedius distinctus Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Cretoquedius dorsalis Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Cretoquedius infractus Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
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Invalid names: Quedius cretaceus Cai and Huang 2013 [synonym]
Cretoquedius oculatus Ryvkin 1988
Subtr. Cyrtoquediina Brunke and Solodovnikov 2016
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G. Bolitogyrus Chevrolat 1842
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Bolitogyrus fragmentus Brunke et al. 2019
G. Cyrtoquedius Bernhauer 1917
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Cyrtoquedius electrodominicanus Chatzimanolis and Engel 2013
G. †Durothorax Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
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Durothorax creticus Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Subtr. Hyptiomina Casey 1906
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G. Holisus Erichson 1839
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Holisus funeratus Chatzimanolis and Engel 2013
Subtr. Philonthina Kirby 1837
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G. Philonthus Curtis 1829
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Philonthus abavus Scudder 1900
Philonthus bituminosus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866
Philonthus bojeri Heer 1856
Philonthus claudus Scudder 1900
Philonthus hades Chatzimanolis and Engel 2013
Philonthus horni Scudder 1900
Philonthus invelatus Scudder 1900
Philonthus kneri Giebel 1856
Philonthus linki Solsky 1867
Philonthus marcelli Heer 1856
Philonthus marcidulus Scudder 1900
Philonthus rhadamanthus Chatzimanolis and Engel 2013
Philonthus rotundicollis Menetries 1832
Subtr. Quediina Kraatz 1857
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G. †Laevisaurus Brunke et al. 2019
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Laevisaurus gracilis Brunke et al. 2019
Laevisaurus robustus Brunke et al. 2019
G. Quedius Stephens 1829
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Subg. †Quedius (Microsaurus) Dejean 1833
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Invalid names: Quedius caseyi Scheerpeltz 1933 [synonym]
Quedius boops Gravenhorst 1802
Quedius breweri Scudder 1890
Quedius chamberlini Scudder 1890
Quedius deperditus Scudder 1900
Quedius flichei Theobald 1937
Quedius lortetii Oustalet 1874
Quedius mortuus Wickham 1912
Quedius reynesii Oustalet 1874
Quedius rhenanus Theobald 1937
Subtr. Staphylinina Latreille 1802
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G. Dinothenarus Thomson 1858
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G. Leistotrophus Perty 1830
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G. Ocypus Leach 1819
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Subg. Ocypus (Pseudocypus) Mulsant and Rey 1876
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Ocypus atavus Oustalet 1874
Ocypus olens Müller 1764
Ocypus provincialis Oustalet 1874
G. Ontholestes Ganglbauer 1895
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Invalid names: Trichoderma Stephens 1833 [replaced]
G. Platydracus Thomson 1858
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Platydracus breviantennatus Cai et al. 2014
G. Staphylinus Linnaeus 1758
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Staphylinus aquisextanus Oustalet 1874
Staphylinus atavus Heer 1862
Staphylinus calvus Oustalet 1874
Staphylinus germarii Oustalet 1874
Staphylinus lesleyi Scudder 1900
Staphylinus priscus Oustalet 1874
Staphylinus prodromus Oustalet 1874
Staphylinus vetulus Scudder 1900
Staphylinus vulcan Wickham 1913
Invalid names: Quediini Horn 1878 [synonym], Xanthopygina Sharp 1884 [empty]
Tr. †Thayeralinini Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
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G. †Thayeralinus Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
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Thayeralinus fieldi Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Thayeralinus fraternus Zhang et al. 1992
Thayeralinus giganteus Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Thayeralinus glandulifer Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Thayeralinus longelytratus Solodovnikov and Yue 2013
Tr. Xantholinini Erichson 1839
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G. Gyrohypnus Leach 1819
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Gyrohypnus liebei Scheerpeltz 1926
G. Leptacinus Erichson 1839
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Leptacinus exsucidus Scudder 1900
Leptacinus fossus Scudder 1900
Leptacinus leidyi Scudder 1900
Leptacinus maclurei Scudder 1900
Leptacinus rigatus Scudder 1900
G. Neohypnus Coiffait and Saiz 1964
G. Neoxantholinus Cameron 1945
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Neoxantholinus apolithomenus Chatzimanolis and Engel 2013
G. Xantholinus Dejean 1821
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Xantholinus linearis Olivier 1795
Xantholinus tenebrarius Scudder 1900
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Invalid names: Lathrobium provinciale Giebel 1856 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Platyprosopinae Lynch Arribálzaga 1884 [synonym], Platyprosopini Lynch Arribálzaga 1884 [empty], Xantholininae Erichson 1839 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available