Genus Zeadolopus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Another Hydrophylid? - Zeadolopus oklahomensis - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)

Superfamily Staphylinoidea

Family Leiodidae (Round Fungus Beetles)

Subfamily Leiodinae

Tribe Leiodini

Genus Zeadolopus

Explanation of Names

Zeadolopus Broun 1903

Numbers

4 spp. in our area(1), ~70 total(2)

Identification

separating spp. requires examination of male genitalia(1)

Range

worldwide except polar & Afrotropical regions; in our area, e. NA west to ON–IL–TX(1)

Works Cited

1.	Systematics and distributions of the genera Cyrtusa Erichson, Ecarinosphaerula Hatch, Isoplastus Horn, Liocyrtusa Daffner... Peck S.B., Cook J. 2013. Insecta Mundi 0310: 1-32.

2.	Newton A.F., Thayer M.K. Catalog of higher taxa of Staphyliniformia and genera and subgenera of Staphylinoidea [online]

Contributed by v belov on 27 February, 2012 - 8:56am
Last updated 11 December, 2023 - 1:06pm

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