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Omaliinae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Omaliinae MacLeay
1957Omaliinae Hatch p. 48
1990Omaliinae Ryvkin p. 54
1995Omaliinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2001Omaliinae Herman p. 209
2011Omaliinae Bouchard et al. p. 175
2012Omaliinae Grebennikov and Newton
2013Omaliinae Cai and Huang p. 497
2014Omaliinae Peris and Thayer p. 904
2016Omaliinae Zanetti et al. p. 54
2019Omaliinae Shavrin and Yamamoto p. 40
2020Omaliinae Shavrin and Yamamoto p. 92
2021Omaliinae Shavrin p. 470
2022Omaliinae Cai et al.

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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()
subfamilyOmaliinaeMacLeay 1825
subfamilyOmaliinaeMacLeay 1825

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. Omaliinae MacLeay 1825
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Tr. Anthophagini Thomson 1859
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G. Acidota Stephens 1829
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Acidota crenata Fabricius 1792
Acidota quadrata Zetterstedt 1837
G. Anthobium Leach 1819
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†Anthobium alekseevi Shavrin and Yamamoto 2020
Invalid names: Lathrimaeum Erichson 1839 [synonym]
G. Anthophagus Gravenhorst 1802
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†Anthophagus giebeli von Heyden and von Heyden 1866
G. Arpedium Erichson 1839
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Arpedium cribratum Fauvel 1878
†Arpedium stillicidii Scudder 1895
G. Artochia Casey 1893
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G. Eucnecosum Reitter 1909
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Eucnecosum brachypterum Gravenhorst 1802
Eucnecosum brunnescens Sahlberg 1871
Eucnecosum tenue LeConte 1863
G. Geodromicus Redtenbacher 1857
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†Geodromicus abditus Scudder 1900
†Geodromicus balticus Shavrin and Yamamoto 2019
Geodromicus plagiatus Fabricius 1798
†Geodromicus stiricidii Scudder 1895
G. Lesteva Latreille 1796
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Lesteva pallipes LeConte 1863
G. Microedus Leconte 1874
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Microedus austinianus LeConte 1874
G. Olophrum Erichson 1839
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†Olophrum arcanum Scudder 1900
Olophrum assimile Paykull 1800
Olophrum boreale Paykull 1792
†Olophrum celatum Scudder 1900
Olophrum consimile Gyllenhal 1810
†Olophrum dejectum Scudder 1900
Olophrum fuscum Gravenhorst 1806
†Olophrum henryi Herman 2001
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Invalid names: Olophrum interglaciale Wickham 1917 [replaced]
†Olophrum interglaciale Mjöberg 1904
Olophrum latum Maklin 1853
Olophrum obtectum Erichson 1840
Olophrum rotundicolle Sahlberg 1817
G. Orobanus LeConte 1878
G. Pelecomalium Casey 1886
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Pelecomalium testaceum Mannerheim 1843
G. Phlaeopterus Motschulsky 1853
G. †Sinanthobium Cai and Huang 2013
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†Sinanthobium daohugouense Cai and Huang 2013
G. Unamis Casey 1893
Invalid names: Lestevini Mulsant and Rey 1880 [synonym]
G. †Archodromus Tikhomirova 1968
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†Archodromus brachypterus Tikhomirova 1968
†Archodromus comptus Tikhomirova 1968
Tr. Coryphiini Jakobson 1908
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Subtr. Boreaphilina Zerche 1990
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G. Boreaphilus Sahlberg 1832
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Subtr. Coryphiina Jakobson 1908
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G. Coryphium Stephens 1834
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Coryphium angusticolle Stephens 1834
G. Holoboreaphilus Campbell 1978
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G. †Daiodromus Ryvkin 1990
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†Daiodromus umbrosus Ryvkin 1990
G. †Eophyllodrepa Ryvkin 1985
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†Eophyllodrepa propinqua Ryvkin 1985
Tr. Eusphalerini Hatch 1957
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G. Eusphalerum Kraatz 1857
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†Eusphalerum bukejsi Shavrin 2021
†Eusphalerum kanti Shavrin and Yamamoto 2019
G. †Globoides Tikhomirova 1968
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†Globoides microps Tikhomirova 1968
†Globoides oculatus Tikhomirova 1968
G. †Mesodeliphrum Ryvkin 1990
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†Mesodeliphrum rufulum Ryvkin 1990
G. †Morsum Ryvkin 1985
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†Morsum abdominale Ryvkin 1985
Tr. Omaliini MacLeay 1825
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G. Acrulia Thomson 1858
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Acrulia tumidula Maklin 1853
G. †Duocalcar Peris and Thayer 2014
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†Duocalcar geminum Peris and Thayer 2014
G. Hapalaraea Thomson 1858
G. Micralymma Westwood 1838
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Micralymma brevilingue Schiodte 1845
G. Omalium Gravenhorst 1802
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†Omalium antiquorum Wickham 1913
†Omalium protogaeae Heer 1847
G. Paraphloeostiba Steel 1960
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†Paraphloeostiba dominicana Shavrin and Jenkins Shaw 2023
†Paraphloeostiba electrica Zanetti et al. 2016
†Paraphloeostiba morosa Shavrin and Yamamoto 2019
G. Phyllodrepa Thomson 1859
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†Phyllodrepa antiqua Zanetti et al. 2016
†Phyllodrepa daedali Shavrin and Yamamoto 2019
†Phyllodrepa icari Shavrin and Yamamoto 2019
G. Pycnoglypta Thomson 1858 [winter rove beetle]
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Pycnoglypta aptera Campbell 1983
Pycnoglypta campbelli Gusarov 1995
Pycnoglypta lurida Gyllenhal 1813
G. †Porrhodromus Tikhomirova 1968
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†Porrhodromus communis Tikhomirova 1968
G. †Prodaia Ryvkin 1990
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†Prodaia inflata Ryvkin 1990
G. †Protostaphylinus Lin 1976
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G. †Pseudolesteua Schaufuss 1890
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†Pseudolesteua insinuans Schaufuss 1890
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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 170.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 166.1 Ma

Collections (103 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Morsum abdominale (118010)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Liaoning) Protostaphylinus mirus (151526)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Archodromus brachypterus, Globoides oculatus (106101) Archodromus comptus (106102) Archodromus comptus, Archodromus brachypterus, Globoides microps (105970) Porrhodromus communis, Archodromus brachypterus (105971)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Hebei) Prostaphylinus mirus (154824)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Sinanthobium daohugouense (113371)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Russian Federation (Buryat) Eophyllodrepa propinqua (105017)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Russian Federation (Chita) Daiodromus umbrosus, Prodaia inflata (119397)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Omaliinae indet. (113349 113350)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Russian Federation (Chita) Mesodeliphrum rufulum (119499)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Duocalcar geminum (99114)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Omaliinae indet. (31677)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Omaliinae indet. (123769)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Eusphalerum sp. 1, Geodromicus balticus, Eusphalerum kanti, Paraphloeostiba morosa, Phyllodrepa daedali, Phyllodrepa icari (124579) Eusphalerum sp. 2, Eusphalerum sp. 3, Eusphalerum sp. 4, Anthobium alekseevi (139928)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Eusphalerum bukejsi (110737) Pseudolesteua insinuans (123438)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Denmark Paraphloeostiba electrica, Phyllodrepa antiqua (123762)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Geodromicus abditus (106384) Homalium antiquorum (113749)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany Anthophagus giebeli (123945)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Paraphloeostiba dominicana (122474)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Croatia Omalium protogaeae (117246)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation Olophrum sp. (153434)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Alaska) Omaliinae indet. (123352)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greenland Eucnecosum brunnescens (160164) Eucnecosum n. sp.?, Eucnecosum spp., Eucnecosum brunnescens (160108) Eucnecosum spp., Pycnoglypta lurida (160146) Olophrum consimile (160145) Olophrum spp., Eucnecosum spp. (160143) Olophrum spp., Eucnecosum spp., Eucnecosum brunnescens, Olophrum consimile, Olophrum rotundicolle, Pycnoglypta lurida (160144) Omaliinae indet., Olophrum sp., Omalium sp., Eucnecosum n. sp.?, Eucnecosum spp., Acidota quadrata, Eucnecosum brunnescens, Olophrum consimile, Olophrum boreale, Pycnoglypta lurida, Micralymma brevilingue, Eucnecosum tenue, Coryphium angusticolle, Phyllodrepa sp. (160109) Omaliinae indet., Olophrum spp., Eucnecosum spp., Acidota quadrata, Eucnecosum brunnescens, Pycnoglypta lurida, Eucnecosum tenue (160153) Pycnoglypta lurida (160151)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Russian Federation Olophrum latum, Lathrimaeum sp. (163069)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Acidota crenata (169389)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Sweden Acidota quadrata (162751) Arpedium brachypterum (162752) Olophrum interglaciale (153142)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Eucnecosum brunnescens, Olophrum boreale, Eucnecosum tenue, Eucnecosum brachypterum, Olophrum obtectum (169350) Olophrum sp., Olophrum obtectum (169333) Pycnoglypta lurida (169353) Pycnoglypta lurida, Eucnecosum brachypterum (169336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Arpedium brachypterum (164918 164920) Arpedium brachypterum, Olophrum fuscum (164921) Olophrum assimile (164903) Olophrum fuscum (164913 164915 164916 164917) Omalium sp., Arpedium brachypterum (164919) Pycnoglypta lurida (164904) Pycnoglypta lurida, Arpedium brachypterum (164905)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) Olophrum sp., Acidota sp. (167675) Omaliinae indet., Phlaeopterus sp., Omalium sp., Acidota quadrata, Olophrum consimile, Orobanus sp., Halaparaea sp. (167673)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Acrulia sp. (169380) Arpedium cribratum (169359 169360 169361 169362 169371) Arpedium cribratum, Acrulia tumidula, Pelecomalium testaceum, Artochia productifrons (169377) Arpedium cribratum, Orobanus spp., Pelecomalium testaceum (169372) Arpedium cribratum, Pelecomalium testaceum (169373 169376) Microedus sp., Geodromicus sp., Acidota crenata, Pycnoglypta campbelli (167662) Olophrum boreale (169364) Olophrum boreale, Arpedium cribratum (169363) Olophrum boreale, Arpedium cribratum, Orobanus sp., Hapalaraea sp., Acrulia sp., Acrulia tumidula, Pelecomalium testaceum, Artochia productifrons (169379) Olophrum boreale, Arpedium cribratum, Orobanus sp., Pelecomalium testaceum, Artochia productifrons (169375) Olophrum consimile, Olophrum boreale, Arpedium cribratum (169367) Olophrum consimile, Olophrum boreale, Arpedium cribratum, Pelecomalium testaceum (169370) Orobanus sp. (169374) Phlaeopterus sp., Acidota crenata, Olophrum consimile, Olophrum boreale, Pycnoglypta campbelli (157092) Phlaeopterus sp., Olophrum boreale, Arpedium cribratum (169366) Phlaeopterus sp., Olophrum boreale, Arpedium cribratum, Orobanus sp., Hapalaraea sp., Acrulia tumidula, Unamis sp., Artochia productifrons (169378) Phlaeopterus sp., Olophrum consimile, Olophrum boreale, Arpedium cribratum (169365)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Olophrum consimile, Olophrum rotundicolle (137212) Olophrum rotundicolle, Boreaphilus henningianus (137210) Omaliinae indet., Eucnecosum sp., Holoboreaphilus nordenskioeldi, Olophrum latum, Olophrum rotundicolle (137208) Omaliinae indet., Pycnoglypta sp., Acidota quadrata, Olophrum rotundicolle (137207) Pycnoglypta sp., Acidota crenata, Holoboreaphilus nordenskioeldi, Olophrum rotundicolle (137213) Pycnoglypta sp., Pycnoglypta aptera, Holoboreaphilus nordenskioeldi, Acidota quadrata, Olophrum consimile, Olophrum rotundicolle (137209) Pycnoglypta sp., Pycnoglypta aptera, Olophrum rotundicolle (137211)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Acidota sp., Olophrum consimile, Olophrum rotundicolle (173216) Holoboreaphilus nordenskioeldi (153437 163105) Olophrum rotundicolle (173206 173208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Geodromicus plagiatus (163075) Olophrum spp., Omalium sp., Arpedium sp., Acidota crenata, Olophrum boreale, Geodromicus plagiatus (163070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Arpedium stillicidii, Acidota crenata, Olophrum celatum, Olophrum arcanum, Olophrum dejectum (152577) Geodromicus stiricidii, Arpedium stillicidii (122182)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Illinois) Olophrum interglaciale (164922)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wisconsin) Olophrum sp., Arpedium sp., Acidota quadrata, Eusphalerum sp. (169406)
Tarantian0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Omaliinae indet., Pycnoglypta sp., Eucnecosum sp., Acidota crenata, Eucnecosum brunnescens, Olophrum consimile, Olophrum rotundicolle, Arpedium cribratum, Pycnoglypta lurida, Lesteva pallipes (137206) Omaliinae indet., Pycnoglypta sp., Eucnecosum sp., Holoboreaphilus nordenskioeldi, Eucnecosum brunnescens, Olophrum consimile, Olophrum rotundicolle (137204) Omaliinae indet., Pycnoglypta sp., Pycnoglypta aptera, Eucnecosum sp., Eucnecosum brunnescens, Olophrum consimile, Olophrum rotundicolle, Microedus austinianus, Olophrum boreale (137205) Omaliinae indet., Pycnoglypta sp., Pycnoglypta aptera, Eucnecosum sp., Holoboreaphilus nordenskioeldi, Acidota quadrata, Eucnecosum brunnescens, Olophrum consimile, Olophrum latum, Olophrum rotundicolle (137201)