Osoriinae
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The Osoriinae are a subfamily of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They are found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.[1]
Description
The abdomen is flattened and has parallel sides. A suture along each side or the abdomen may be made up of fused plates.[2]
Biology
Little is known about the biology of this subfamily. Species may be found in leaf litter, under bark, or in ant nests. They are detritivores and fungivores.[2]
Systematics
Ten genera and 55 species are found in North America.

Renardia sp.
- Тribe Eleusinini (Sharp, 1887)
- Tribe Leptochirini (Sharp, 1887)
- Borolinus Bernhauer, 1903
- Bothrys Fauvel, 1895
- Leptochirus Germar, 1824
- Priochirus (Sharp, 1887)
- Thoracochirus Bernhauer, 1903
- Tribe Osoriini (Erichson, 1839)
- Bacillopsis Normand, 1920
- Cylindropsis Fauvel, 1885
- Leptotyphlopsis Scheerpeltz, 1931
- Lusitanopsis Coiffait, 1961
- Oligotyphlopsis Scheerpeltz, 1951
- Osorius Guérin-Méneville, 1829
- Typhloiulopsis Scheerpeltz, 1931
- Typhlosorius Coiffait, 1958
- Tribe Thoracophorini (Reitter, 1909)
- Aneucamptus Sharp, 1887
- Dirocephalus Silvestri, 1938
- Espeson Schaufuss, 1882
- Euctenopsia Bruch, 1942
- Fauva Blackwelder, 1952
- Geomitopsis (Scheerpeltz, 1931)
- Glyptoma Erichson, 1839
- Liberiana Blackwelder, 1942
- Lispinodes Blackwelder, 1942
- Lispinus Erichson, 1839
- Mesotrochus Wasmann, 1890
- Nacaeus (Blackwelder, 1942)
- Neolosus Blackwelder, 1942
- Pardirocephalus Bruch, 1942
- Parespeson Bernhauer, 1926
- Pselaphomimus Bruch, 1942
- Rhopalopherus Bernhauer, 1909
- Synaenictus Patrizi, 1947
- Tannea Blackwelder, 1952
- Teiros Eichelbaum, 1909
- Tetrapleurus Bernhauer, 1914
- Thoracophorus (Motschulsky, 1837)
- incertae sedis:
References
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- Osoriinae. Bugguide.net
Further reading
- Newton, A. F., et al. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: Arnett, R. H. and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American Beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, FL. ix + 443 p.
- ↑ (Spanish) Gamarra, P. and R. Outerelo. (2009). Catálogo iberobalear de los Osoriinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 44 177–81.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brunke, A., et al. 2011. Osoriinae. Staphylinidae of Eastern Canada and Adjacent United States: Key to Subfamilies. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification No. 12, 20 January 2011.