Oropus (beetle)

Oropus is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least 20 described species in Oropus.[1][2][3][4]

Oropus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Pselaphinae
Genus: Oropus
Casey, 1886

Species

These 29 species belong to the genus Oropus:[1][3][2]

  • Oropus abbreviatus Casey, 1886
  • Oropus acriculus Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus acumenis Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus basalis Casey, 1908
  • Oropus castaneus Casey, 1908
  • Oropus cavicauda Casey, 1894
  • Oropus convexus Casey, 1886
  • Oropus cristatus Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus curtipennis Casey, 1908
  • Oropus cyranus Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus debilis Casey, 1908
  • Oropus delimatus Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus grigaricki Chandler, 1983
  • Oropus helferi Grigarick and Schuster, 1962
  • Oropus interruptus Casey, 1886
  • Oropus macneilli Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus magnidens Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus micropthalmus Chandler, 1986
  • Oropus montanus Casey, 1887
  • Oropus obtusus Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus orbatus Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus pectinis Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus sinifundus Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus striatus (LeConte, 1874)
  • Oropus testaceus Casey, 1908
  • Oropus tuberculatus Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus umbraticus Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus vellosus Schuster and Grigarick, 1960
  • Oropus verrucifundus Schuster and Grigarick, 1960

References

  1. "Oropus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. "Browse Oropus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. "Oropus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  4. "Oropus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-14.

Further reading


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