Genus Gabrius

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

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 Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)

Subfamily Staphylininae (Large Rove Beetles)

Tribe Staphylinini

Subtribe Philonthina

Genus Gabrius

Explanation of Names

Gabrius Stephens 1829

Numbers

42 spp. (incl. 6 adventive) in our area, >300 worldwide(1)

Identification

Within the subtribe Philolonthina, Gabrius is differentiated as follows: First four segments of protarsus with ventral face bearing only regular, unmodified marginal setae, each simple and not dilated; lateral puncture of pronotum, bearing long seta, situated close to superior line of prontal hypomeron, either touching it or separated by distance of puncture; last segment of labial palpus slender, distinctly narrower than preceding segment.

key to ne. spp.(2)

Range

most spp. in Eurasia & Africa (a few in the Neotropics); in our area, widespread but more diverse in the west(1)

Habitat

forest leaf litter, squirrel middens, on dead trees, in wet debris/moss near water; adventive spp. often in compost &c. synanthropic habitats(1)

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.

2.	Majka C.G. Atlantic Canada Coleoptera

Contributed by tom murray on 12 December, 2005 - 9:16pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 24 April, 2013 - 5:17pm

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