Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 January 2025 | 17(1): 26353–26369

 

ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) 

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9210.17.1.26353-26369

#9210 | Received 14 June 2024 | Final received 29 November 2024 | Finally accepted 03 January 2025

 

 

Checklist of forensically significant Rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae: Staphylinini) from India

 

Meenakshi Bharti 1 & Shweta Sharma 2

 

1,2 Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab 147002, India.

1 adubharti@gmail.com (corresponding author), 2 shweta.8.6.2023@gmail.com

 

 

Editor: Shiju T. Raj, St. Joseph’s College, Kozhikode, India.               Date of publication: 26 January 2025 (online & print)

 

Citation: Bharti, M. & S. Sharma (2025). Checklist of forensically significant Rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae: Staphylinini) from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 17(1): 26353–26369. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9210.17.1.26353-26369

  

Copyright: © Bharti & Sharma 2025. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproduction, and distribution of this article in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publication.

 

Funding: Financial assistance rendered by Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi vide grant no. SR/WOS-A/LS-187/2019 and IF230060 is gratefully acknowledged.

 

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

 

Author details: Dr. Meenakshi Bharti is currently based at the Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences Punjabi University, Patiala. Her prime area of interest is forensic entomology, insect systematics, chemical ecology and molecular phylogeny. She is one of the leading experts in the field of forensic entomology in India and is trying her best to popularise this applied field in the country. She is the first one to generate insect data, which has the potential to be applicable in solving criminal cases. Besides, she aims to streamline the taxonomy of dipteran flies from India with major focus on family Calliphoridae  and is also actively involved in such studies from other countries. Her other significant contributions are in the field of ant ecology and molecular phylogeny of blow flies. Ms. Shweta Sharma, is pursuing her PhD in the department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala. Her research focuses on the study of antennal sensilla in beetles particularly in relation to their niche selection.

 

Author contributions: The authors contributed equally in the preparation of the manuscript.

 

 

Abstract: Beetles play a substantial role in calculating the postmortem interval (PMI) during the later stages of decomposition of a carcass. The dominant families are Silphidae, Dermestidae, Histeridae, Tenebrionidae, Trogidae, and Staphylinidae. For accuracy in PMI calculations based on insect fauna, it becomes imperative to catalogue the insect diversity of an area. Herein, we provide checklist of forensically important rove beetles from India belonging to subfamily Staphylininae of family Staphylinidae.

 

Keywords: Beetle diversity, carcass, forensic entomology, Staphylininae, Rove beetles.

 

 

Introduction

 

Diptera and Coleoptera are the major insect orders which help forensic entomologists in solving homicidal cases (Catts & Haskell 1990). Generally, dipteran flies are the first to arrive and colonize a carcass thereby acting as key players in calculating the post-mortem interval of a body (Bharti & Singh 2003). Beetles, on the other hand, are attracted to a carcass during the advanced stage of its decomposition. Silphidae (Carrion beetles or burying beetles) lay eggs in the burrows created under the carrion and uses carrion as a resource to complete its life history, Staphylinidae (Rove beetles), Histeridae (Clown beetles) are predacious and prefer to feed on fly larvae and dead flies present on the carcass, whereas Dermestid beetles prefer skin of the carcass, and Trogidae feed on dried remains (Weidner et al. 2021).

Of all the forensically important families of beetles, Staphylinidae is the most diverse family of rove beetles with 35 subfamilies encompassing 4,038 genera and 66,928 species (https://www.catalogueoflife.org/). Subfamily Staphylininae with 9,071 species is the third largest subfamily and comprises of nine tribes (Arrowinini, Coomaniini, Diochini, Maorothini, Othini, Platyprosopini, Staphyliini, Thayeralinini (extinct), and Xantholiini) of which Staphyliini constitutes the most hyperdiverse group with 6,377 species (Brunke et al. 2019). Its members prefer to feed on fungi, dead organic matter, carrion making them a potential candidate in solving PMI cases. A lot has been done to catalogue the forensically important beetles (Pajni & Kumar 1977; Kulshrestha & Satpathy 2001; Bharti & Singh 2003; Dekeirsschieter et al. 2013; Sharma et al. 2018; Al-Zahrani et al. 2023; Benny & Suleiman 2023; Luo & Meng 2023) but there is a dearth of comprehensive checklist of forensically important rove beetles from India. Cameron (1943, 1944) initiated the work on Staphylinidae from India, followed by inputs from Scheerpeltz 1933; Coiffait 1982, 1984; Schillhammer 2001, 2003. But the change in taxonomic status of many taxa, additions of new records and species in recent times (Smetana 1975, 1988; Herman 2001; Assing 2008; Zyla & Solodovnikov 2019; Tihelka et al. 2020), has left the data on rove beetles fragmented and confusing. Thus, in the light of above stated facts, an updated checklist of forensically important rove beetles from India belonging to subfamily Staphylininae of family Staphylinidae is provided.

 

 

Results and Discussion

 

A total of nine tribes of Staphylininae (including extinct tribe Thayeralinini) are known from the World. Cameron (1943) divided Indian Staphylininae into three tribes namely Staphylinini, Xantholinini, and Quediini but phylogenetic analysis revealed Quediini as polyphyletic assemblage of species belonging to different subtribes within Staphylinini (Solo-dovnikov 2006; Chatzimanolis et al. 2010; Salnitska & Solodovnikov 2018; Brunke et al. 2019).  Currently, Staphylininae is represented by tribes Othiini, Staphylinini, and Xantholinini from India. Tribe Othiini is represented by five genera, 152 species; tribe Staphylinini by 247 genera, 6377 species and tribe Xantholini by 146 genera and 2352 species from the world (https://www.catalogueoflife.org/). From India, tribe Othiini is represented by genus Othius; Staphylinini by Philonthus, Quedius, Platydracus, Belonuchus, Bisnius, Heterothops, Staphylinus, Creophilus, Ontholestes and Neobisnius where as Xantholinini by Indolinus and Indomorphus. Following is the list of forensically significant rove beetles of subfamily Staphylininae from India.

 

Subfamily: Staphylininae  Latreille, 1802

1802. Staphylininae Latreille, Familles naturelles des genres. Vol. 3. F. Dufart, Paris. xii + 13-467 pp.

 

Tribe: Othiini Thomson, C.G., 1859

1859. Othiini Thomson, C.G., Berlingska Boktryckeriet, Lund 290 pp.

1957. Atrecini Hatch, University of Washington Publications in Biology 16(2).

 

Genus: Othius Stephens, 1829

1829. Othius Stephens, Baldwin and Cradock, London, 68 pp.

1906. Othiellus Casey, Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis.

1926. Othius apicalis Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal.

 

Othius cachemiricus Coiffait, 1982

1982. Othius cachemiricus Coiffait, Entomologica Basiliensia, 7: 231–302.

Distribution: India (Kashmir).

 

Othius flavocaudatus Cameron, 1926

1926. Othius flavocaudatus Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India, Nepal.

 

Othius kashmiricus Cameron, 1943

1943. Othius kashmiricus Cameron, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 12(1): 127–132.

Distribution: India (Kashmir).

 

Othius monticola Cameron, 1943

1943. Othius monticola Cameron, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 12(1): 127–132.

Distribution: India (Darjeeling).

 

Othius pokharensis Coiffait, 1983

1983. Othius pokharensis Coiffait, Nouvelle Revue d’Entomologie, 13(2): 161–172.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling), Nepal.

 

Othius ruficornis Cameron, 1928

1928. Othius ruficornis Cameron, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2(12) : 558–569.

Distribution: India (Sikkim).

 

Othius sinuosus Assing, 1998

1998. Othius sinuosus Assing, Beiträge zur Entomologie, 48(2): 343–351.

Distribution:  India, Pakistan (Karakorum).

 

Othius uttaricus Assing, 2008

2008. Othius uttaricus Assing, Koleopterologische Rundschau, 78: 245–263.

Distribution:  India (Uttarakhand).

 

Othius yusmargensis Coiffait, 1982

1982. Othius yusmargensis Coiffait, Entomologica Basiliensia, 7: 231–302.

Distribution: India (Kashmir).

 

Tribe: Staphylinini Latreille, 1802

1802. Staphylinini Latreille, Familles naturelles des genres. Vol. 3. F. Dufart, Paris. xii + 13–467pp.

 

Genus: Belonuchus Nordmann, 1837

1837. Belonuchus Nordmann, Academiae Caesareae Scientiarum, Petropoli [St.

Petersburg], 167 pp.

 

Belonuchus aeneipennis Fauvel, 1895

1895. Belonuchus aeneipennis Fauvel, Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 180–286.

Distribution: Throughout India, Myanmar, Malaysia (Melaka, Sarawak), Singapore, Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Moluccas).

 

Belonuchus punctifrons (Cameron, 1926)

1926. Philonthus punctifrons Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Thailand, China (Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Malaysia (Pahang), Indonesia (Sumatra).

 

Genus: Bisnius Stephens, 1829

1829. Bisnius Stephens, Baldwin and Cradock, London, 68 pp.

1859. Gefyrobius Thomson, C.G., Berlingska Boktryckeriet, Lund, 290 pp.

 

Bisnius deuvei (Coiffait, 1982)

1982. Bisnius deuvei (Coiffait), Entomologica Basiliensia, 7: 231–302.

Distribution: India (Kashmir)

 

Bisnius diversus (Schubert, K., 1906)  

1906. Bisnius diversus (Schubert, K.,), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, (2): 378–383.

1906. Philonthus diversus Schubert, K., Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, (2): 378–383.

Distribution: India (Kashmir), Mongolia.

 

Bisnius fimetarius (Gravenhorst, 1802)

1802. Bisnius fimetarius (Gravenhorst), Brunsuigae [Braunschweig]. lxvi + 206 pp

1802. Staphylinus fimetarius Gravenhorst, Brunsuigae [Braunschweig]. lxvi + 206 pp.

1802. Staphylinus rigidicornis Gravenhorst, Brunsuigae [Braunschweig]. lxvi + 206 pp.

1858. Gabrius longulus Motschulsky, Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 31(2): 634–670.

1859. Philonthus xanthomerus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1860. Philonthus interpunctatus Hochhuth, Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 33(2): 539–588.

1861. Philonthus stenoderus Reiche, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, (4)1: 201–210.

Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), Europe, Russia (European, Siberia, Far East), Armenia, Georgia, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Kazakhstan China (Ningxia), Taiwan, Canada.

 

Bisnius nichinaiensis (Coiffait, 1982)

1982. Bisnius nichinaiensis (Coiffait), Senckenbergiana Biologica, 62: 21–179.

1982. Philonthus nichinaiensis Coiffait, Senckenbergiana Biologica, 62: 21–179.

Distribution: India (Kashmir), China (Yunnan).

 

Bisnius protenus (Schubert, K., 1906)

1906. Bisnius protenus (Schubert, K.,) Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, (2): 378–383.

1906. Philonthus protenus Schubert, K., Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, (2): 378–383.

1908. Philonthus signifrons Schubert, K, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, (5): 609–625.

1911. Philonthus simlaensis Bernhauer, Entomologische Blätter, 7(2–3): 199–200.

1928. Philonthus yatungensis Cameron, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2(12):  558–569.

Distribution: Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, China (Tibet).

 

Bisnius schawalleri (Coiffait, 1982)

1982. Bisnius schawalleri (Coiffait), Senckenbergiana Biologica, 62: 21–179.

1982. Philonthus schawalleri Coiffait, Senckenbergiana Biologica, 62: 21–179.

Distribution: India (Kashmir).

 

Genus: Creophilus Leach, 1819

1819. Creophilus Leach, Thomas Boys, London, 496 pp.

1839. Creophagus Streubel, Isis von Oken, (2).

1839. Saprophilus Streubel, Isis von Oken, (2).

 

Creophilus flavipennis (Hope, 1831)

1831. Creophilus flavipennis (Hope), The Zoological Miscellany, 1: 21–32.

1859. Creophilus villipennis Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1878. Emus violaceus Fauvel, Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 12: 171–315.

1879. Emus insularis Fauvel, Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 15: 63–121.

Distribution: Northern India, Ryukyu Islands, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China (Qinghai, Yunnan), Taiwan, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia (Sarawak), Philippines, Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Lombok, Ceram, Buru, Moluccas, Nais, Tanimbar); New Guinea.

 

Creophilus maxillosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

1758. Creophilus maxillosus (Linnaeus), Editio decima, reformata. Tomus I. L. Salvii, Holmiae. 824 pp.

1758. Staphylinus maxillosus Linnaeus, Editio decima, reformata. Tomus I. L. Salvii, Holmiae. 824 pp.

Distribution: Throughout India, Canada, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Galapagos Is., Cuba, Isla de Pinos, Jamaica, Iran, Pakistan, Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, Iceland, Greenland, St. Helena, Bhutan, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, China, Hawaiian Islands, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru.

 

Creophilus maxillosus maxillosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

1874. Creophilus imbecillus Sharp, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, (1): 1–103.

1899. Creophilus pulchellus Meier, Entomologische Nachrichten, 25: 97–102.

1908. Creophilus canariensis Bernhauer, Münchener Koleopterologische Zeitschrift, 3(3): 320–335.

1927. Creophilus sikkimensis Wendeler, Neue Beiträge zur Systematischen Insektenkunde, 4(1): 1–2.

Distribution: India (Sikkim), Açôres, Canary Islands, Madeira, Iceland, China, Greenland, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru.

 

Genus: Heterothops Stephens, 1829

1829. Heterothops Stephens, Baldwin and Cradock, London, 68 pp.

1837.Trichopygus Nordmann, Academiae Caesareae Scientiarum, Petropoli [St. Petersburg], 167 pp.

 

Heterothops dissimilis (Gravenhorst, 1802)

1802.  Heterothops dissimilis (Gravenhorst), C. Reichard, Brunsuigae [Braunschweig], lxvi + 206 pp.

1876. Heterothops paradoxus Mulsant & Rey, Annales de la Société d’Agriculture Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon, 4(8J 145–856.

1977. Heterothops fraudulenta Coiffait, Nouvelle Revue d’Entomologie, 7(2): 133–143.

1977. Heterothops armeniaca Coiffait, Nouvelle Revue d’Entomologie, 7(2): 133–143.

1802. Tachyporus dissimilis Gravenhorst, C. Reichard, Brunsuigae [Braunschweig], 206 pp.

Distribution: India (Kashmir), Greece, Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Kazakhstan, Europe.

 

Heterothops franzi Coiffait, 1982

1982. Heterothops franzi Coiffait, Senckenbergiana Biologica, 62: 21–179.

 Distribution: India, Nepal.

 

Heterothops hindustanus Cameron, 1932

1932. Heterothops hindustanus Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri hills).

 

Heterothops indicus Cameron, 1926

1926. Heterothops indicus Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: Throughout India.

 

Heterothops khairo Smetana, 1988

1988. Heterothops khairo Smetana, Quaestiones Entomologicae, 24(2): 163–464.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh).

 

Heterothops oculatus Fauvel, 1895

1895. Heterothops oculatus Fauvel, Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 92–127.

Distribution: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Taiwan.

 

Heterothops persimilis Cameron, 1932

1932. Heterothops persimilis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London, xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India, Nepal, Myanmar.

 

Heterothops pusillus Coiffait, 1982

1982. Heterothops pusillus Coiffait, Senckenbergiana Biologica, 62: 21–179.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal.

 

Heterothops saano Smetana, 1988

1988. Heterothops saano Smetana, Quaestiones Entomologicae, 24(2): 163–464.

Distribution: India (Kashmir).

 

Genus: Neobisnius Ganglbauer, 1895

1895. Neobisnius Ganglbauer, Carl Gerold’s Sohn, Vienna. vi + 881 pp.

 

Neobisnius cameroni Wendeler, 1928

1928. Neobisnius cameroni Wendeler, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1928: 37.

1926. Neobisnius fraternus Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India.

 

Neobisnius praelongus (Gemminger & Harold, 1868)  

1868. Neobisnius praelongus (Gemminger & Harold), E.H. Gummi, Monachii [Munich]. pp. 425–752.

1859. Philonthus longulus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India (Bihar, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman Island), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, China (Zhejiang).

 

Genus: Ontholestes Ganglbauer, 1895

1833. Trichoderma Stephens, Baldwin and Cradock, London. iv + 134 pp.

1895. Ontholestes Ganglbauer, Carl Gerold’s Sohn, Vienna. vi + 881 pp.

 

Ontholestes aurosparsus (Fauvel, 1895)

1895. Ontholestes aurosparsus (Fauvel), Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 92–127.

1895. Leistotrophus aurosparsus Fauvel, Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 92–127.

1936. Ontholestes ophthalmicus Kirshenblat, Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR, 3: 551–566.

1944. Ontholestes assamensis Cameron, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 13(1–2): 104–108.

Distribution: India (Kashmir, Assam, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Myanmar, China (Fujian, Guangxi, Shandong).

 

Ontholestes tenuicornis (Kraatz, 1859)

1859. Ontholestes tenuicornis (Kraatz), Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1859. Leistotrophus tenuicornis Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India (West Bengal: Chakrata District), Nepal, China (Fujian).

 

Genus: Philonthus Stephens, 1829

1829. Philonthus Stephens, Baldwin and Cradock, London, 68 pp.

1968. Endeius Coiffait & Sáiz, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, 472 pp.

1977. Philonthus (Parambigus) Marcuzzi, Quaderni di Ecologia Animale, 12.

 

Philonthus (Onychophilonthus) anepsius Cameron, 1926

1926. Philonthus anepsius Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London,1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Onychophilonthus) funeralis Cameron, 1943

1943. Philonthus funeralis Cameron, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 12(1): 127–132.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling).

 

Philonthus (Onychophilonthus) kashmiranus Bernhauer, 1915

1915. Philonthus kashmiranus Bernhauer, Coleopterologische Rundschau, 4(3): 49–60.

Distribution: India (Kashmir), Nepal.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) aberrans Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus aberrans Cameron, Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) acroleucus Kraatz, 1859

1859. Philonthus acroleucus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia (Sumatra), China (Hong Kong).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) adversus Bernhauer & K.Schubert, 1914

1914. Philonthus adversus Bernhauer & K. Schubert, Coleopterorum Catalogus, Pars 57. W. Junk, Berlin, 289–408 pp.

1925.Philonthus adversus Cameron, Catalogue of the Indian Insects, 126 pp.

Distribution: India (Sikkim), Myanmar.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) aeger Eppelsheim, 1895

1895.Philonthus aeger Eppelsheim, Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 14(3): 53–70.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, China (Sichuan), Vietnam.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) aeneipennis Boheman, 1858

1858.Philonthus aeneipennis Boheman, Insecta, 1–112.

1908.Philonthus kuluensis Schubert, K., Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1908 (5): 609–625.

1983. Philonthus arachosicus Coiffait, Bonner Zoologische Beiträge, 34: 477–483.

Distribution: India, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Andaman Is., Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Is., Philippines, Indonesia, Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku), Korea (S), Ogasawara Is., New Guinea, Yemen, Tanzania, Senegal, Mauritius.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) aeripennis Cameron, 1943

1943. Philonthus aeripennis Cameron, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 12(1): 127–132.

Distribution: India (Darjeeling).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) aliquatenus Schubert, K., 1908

1908. Philonthus aliquatenus Schubert, K., Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1908 (5): 609–625.

Distribution: India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, China (Yunnan).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) amplitarsis Schillhammer, 2001

2001. Philonthus amplitarsis Schillhammer, Koleopterologische Rundschau, 71: 59–61.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) assamensis Cameron, 1932

1932.Philonthus assamensis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) atricoxis Cameron, 1943

1943.Philonthus atricoxis Cameron, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 12(1): 127–132.

Distribution: India (Kashmir).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) azuripennis Cameron, 1928

1928.Philonthus azuripennis Cameron, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (10) 2(12): 558–569.

1982.Philonthus trisulensis Coiffait, Senckenbergiana Biologica, 62: 21–179.

Distribution: India (Sikkim), Nepal, Bhutan, China (Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) batotensis Cameron, 1932

1932.Philonthus batotensis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Kashmir), Afghanistan.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) beesoni Cameron, 1926

1926.Philonthus beesoni Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) bengalensis Bernhauer, 1911

1911. Philonthus bengalensis Bernhauer, Entomologische Blätter, 7(2–3): 199–200.

Distribution: India (Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) birmanus Fauvel, 1895

1895. Philonthus birmanus Fauvel, Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 92–127.

Distribution: India, Myanmar, China (Xizang), Vietnam, Indonesia (Sumatra).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) brevithorax Bernhauer, 1934

1934. Philonthus brevithorax Bernhauer, Entomologisches Nachrichtenblatt (Troppau), 8(1): 1–20.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, China (Sichuan).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) carbonarius (Gravenhorst, 1802)

1802. Philonthus (Philonthus) carbonarius (Gravenhorst), C. Reichard, Brunsuigae [Braunschweig]. lxvi + 206 pp.

1832. Philonthus nigroaeneus Stephens, Mandibulata, Vol. 5. Baldwin & Cradock, London, 240 pp.

1857. Philonthus nemorosus Gistel, Schorner’schen Buchhandlung, Straubing, 94 pp.

1905.Philonthus shetlandicus Poppius, Öfversigt af Finska Vetenskaps-Societetens Förhandlingar, 47(17): 1–19.

1933. Philonthus menetriesi Kirshenblat, Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 25(1–2).

1952. Philonthus vinohradensis Dvořák, R. & Havelka, Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Mulhouse, 41.

Distribution: India, Europe, Russia (European, eastern & western Siberia, Far East), Algeria, Canary Islands, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Mongolia, China (Heilongjiang), Canada, USA.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) caucasicus Nordmann, 1837

1837. Philonthus caucasicus Nordmann, Academiae Caesareae Scientiarum, Petropoli [St. Petersburg]. 167 pp.

1851. Philonthus rutilipennis Hochhuth, Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 24(2): 3–58.

1900. Philonthus apicalis Leinberg, Meddelanden af Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica, 26: 79–80.

1913. Philonthus heinemanni Bernhauer, Coleopterologische Rundschau, 2(8–9): 130–134.

Distribution: India (Kashmir), Europe, Russia (European, eastern & western Siberia), Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Canada, USA.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) chatterjeei Cameron, 1926

1926.Philonthus chatterjeei Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) christiei Bernhauer, 1920

1920. Philonthus christiei Bernhauer, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 84(A)(10): 177–184.

1926. Philonthus masuriensis Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) cinctipennis Fauvel, 1875

1875.Philonthus cinctipennis Fauvel, F. le Blanc-Hardel, Caen, 3: 1–38.

Distribution: India, Egypt, Oman, Iraq, Ethiopia, Somalia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia (Sumatra), Philippines.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) cinctulus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

1802. Philonthus (Philonthus) cinctulus (Gravenhorst), Brunsuigae [Braunschweig]. lxvi + 206 pp.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) cliens Eppelsheim, 1890

1830. Philonthus cliens Eppelsheim, Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 9(10): 217–229.

1960. Philonthus lindemanni Scheerpeltz, Opuscula Zoologica (München), 51: 1–7.

Distribution: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Botswana, Senegal, Tanzania.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) cognatus Stephens, 1832

1832. Philonthus cognatus Stephens, Mandibulata, Vol. 5. Baldwin & Cradock, London, 240pp.

1832. Philonthus melanopterus Stephens, Mandibulata, Vol. 5. Baldwin & Cradock, London, 240 pp.

1832. Philonthus nigripennis Stephens, Mandibulata, Vol. 5. Baldwin & Cradock, London, 240 pp.

Distribution: India (Kashmir), Algeria, Morocco, Russia (European, eastern & western Siberia), Tunisia, Madeira, Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Nepal, China (Jilin), Sri Lanka, Canada, USA.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) concinnus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

1802. Philonthus (Philonthus) concinnus (Gravenhorst), Brunsuigae [Braunschweig]. lxvi + 206 pp.

1830. Staphylinus irregularis Mannerheim, Précis d’un nouvel arrangement de la famille des brachélytres, de l’ordre des insectes coléoptères. St. Petersbourg, 87 pp.

1876. Philonthus melanarius Mulsant & Rey, Annales de la Société d’Agriculture Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon, 4(8): 145–856.

1895. Philonthus minor Ganglbauer, Carl Gerold’s Sohn, Vienna. vi + 881 pp.

1910. Philonthus ochripennis Gerhardt, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, (5): 554–557.

Distribution: India (Sikkim), Europe, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Azores, Canary Islands, Russia  (Eastern & western Siberia, Far East), Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Canada, USA.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) congruens Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus congruens Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) convalescens Eppelsheim, 1890

1890. Philonthus convalescens Eppelsheim, Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 9(10): 161–172.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, China (Xizang).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) crassicornis Fauvel, 1895

1895. Philonthus crassicornis Fauvel, Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 92–127.

Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Taiwan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Philippines.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) cruentatus (Gmelin, 1790)

1790. Philonthus (Philonthus) cruentatus (Gmelin), G. E. Beer, Lipsiae,  1(4): 1517–2224.

1900. Philonthus extinctus Bernhauer, Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 19(2–3): 46–55.

1924. Philonthus immaculatus Gusmann, Entomologische Blätter, 20(3): 248–252.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh), Europe, Russia (Eastern & western Siberia, Far East), Georgia, Armenia, Algeria, Morocco, Canary Islands, Turkey, Lebanon, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Japan, Canada, USA, Mexico.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) cyanelytrius Kraatz, 1859

1859. Philonthus cyanelytrius Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1926. Hesperus gridellii Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Vietnam.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) dejectus Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus dejectus Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh), Nepal.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) delicatulus Boheman, 1858

1858. Philonthus delicatulus Boheman, Insecta, 1–112.

1858. Philonthus lativentris Motschulsky, Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 31 (2): 204–264.

1859. Philonthus subirideus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India (Uttarakhand), China (Hong Kong), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra); Philippines, Taiwan.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) densus Cameron, 1926

1926. Philonthus densus Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh), Afghanistan, Nepal, China (Yunnan).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) distincticornis Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus distincticornis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

1932. Philonthopsis antennalis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

1991. Philonthus cyaneonitens Schillhammer, Koleopterologische Rundschau, 61: 51–56.

Distribution: India (Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) donckieri Bernhauer, 1915

1915. Philonthus donckieri Bernhauer, Entomologische Blätter, 11(10–12): 251–258.

1919. Philonthus tripunctatus Cameron, Entomologische Blätter, 11(10–12): 251–258.

1931. Philonthus crebrior Bernhauer, Entomologische Zeitung, 48(3): 125–132.

Distribution: India (Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Jiangxi, Sichuan).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) explorator Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus explorator Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri Hills), Nepal, Thailand, Taiwan, China (Shanghai).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) flavipes Kraatz, 1859

1859. Philonthus flavipes Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Tamil Nadu), China (Fujian, Hong Kong, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (Sumatra), Brunei, Samoa, Réunion, Mauritius, Philippines.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) flavocinctus Motschulsky, 1858

1858. Philonthus flavocinctus Motschulsky, Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 31(2): 204–264.

1859. Philonthus rufo-marginatus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India (West Bengal), Israel, China (Hong Kong), Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra), New Caledonia, Sudan, Réunion, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodriguez; Philippines, Senegal, Madagascar.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) fletcheri Cameron, 1943

1943. Philonthus fletcheri Cameron, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 12(1): 127–132.

Distribution: India (Kashmir).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) foetidus Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus (Philonthus) foetidus Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, China (Shanghai).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) fuscatus Kraatz, 1859

1859. Philonthus fuscatus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India, Iraq, Sri Lanka, China.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) gardneri Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus gardneri Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Sikkim, Uttarakhand).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) gemellus Kraatz, 1859

1859. Philonthus gemellus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Pakistan, China (Beijing, Hong Kong), Ryukyu Islands (Ishigaki), Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia (Java), Réunion, Mauritius, Madagascar.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) geminus Kraatz, 1859

1859. Philonthus geminus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: Throughout India, China (Hong Kong, Yunnan), Ryukyu Islands (Amami-Oshima), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) gentilicius Cameron, 1926

1926. Philonthus gentilicius Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) gulmargensis Coiffait, 1982

1982. Philonthus gulmargensis Coiffait, Senckenbergiana Biologica, 62: 21–179.

Distribution: India (Kashmir).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) humilis Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus humilis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) idiocerus Kraatz, 1859

1859. Philonthus idiocerus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh), Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China (Hong Kong, Macao, Yunnan); Indonesia, Philippines.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) incultus Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus incultus Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443pp.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) industanus Fauvel, 1903

1903. Philonthus industanus Fauvel, Revue d’Entomologie, 22: 149–163.

1911. Philonthus bipunctatus Bernhauer, Entomologische Blätter, 7(2–3): 86–93.

1919. Philonthus pubipennis Cameron, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 55: 251–255.

Distribution: India (Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China (Hong Kong), w Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) kashmiricus Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus kashmiricus Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Kashmir), Nepal.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) kempi Cameron, 1924

1924. Philonthus (Philonthus) kempi Cameron, Records of the Indian Museum, 26(1): 115–122.

Distribution: Pakistan, India (Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh), Myanmar.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) kotgarhensis Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus (Philonthus) kotgarhensis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) lidarensis Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus (Philonthus) lidarensis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Kashmir).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) madurensis Bernhauer, 1915

1915. Philonthus madurensis Bernhauer, Entomologische Blätter, 11(10–12): 251–258.

Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu), Taiwan.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) maindroni Fauvel, 1903

1903. Philonthus maindroni Fauvel, Revue d’Entomologie, 22: 149–163.

1924. Philonthus annandalei Cameron, Records of the Indian Museum, 26(1): 118–119.

Distribution: India (Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), Myanmar, Taiwan.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) minutus Boheman, 1848

1848. Philonthus (Philonthus) minutus Boheman, Officina Norstedtiana, Holmiae. viii + 625 pp.

1874. Philonthus mutans Sharp, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, (1): 1–103.

1878. Philonthus rufocinctus Fauvel, Bulletin de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie, 3(2): 83–162.

1879. Philonthus longiceps Fauvel, Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 15: 63–121.

Distribution: India, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Canary Islands, Pakistan, Korea (North & South), Japan, Senegal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zaire, Mozambique, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, New Guinea, Australia, Iran.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) montivagans Cameron, 1943

1943. Philonthus montivagans Cameron, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 12(1): 127–132.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) nigricoxis Cameron, 1928

1928. Philonthus (Philonthus) nigricoxis Cameron, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2 (10): 558–569.

Distribution: India (Kashmir, Sikkim), Nepal, China (Xizang).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) obsoletus Eppelsheim, 1895

1895. Philonthus obsoletus Eppelsheim, Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 14(3): 53–70.

1977. Philonthus bhutanicus Coiffait, Entomologica Basiliensia, 2: 205–242.

1982. Philonthus analokus Coiffait, Senckenbergiana Biologica, 62: 21–179.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China (Xizang).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) paederoides (Motschulsky, 1858)

1858. Philonthus (Philonthus) paederoides (Motschulsky), Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 31(2): 204–264.

1859. Philonthus bellus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1922. Philonthus obscuricollis Bernhauer, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 88 (A) (10): 147–159.

Distribution: India (Manipur, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal), Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Hong Kong, Yunnan), Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines; Malaysia (Sarawak).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) paradoxus Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus paradoxus Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) peregrinus Fauvel, 1866

1866. Philonthus peregrinus Fauvel, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 4(6): 293–340.

Distribution: India (Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, São Tomé, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) persimilis Cameron, 1926

1926. Philonthus persimilis Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Afghanistan.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) politus (Linnaeus, 1758)

1758. Philonthus (Philonthus) politus (Linnaeus), Tomus I.L. Salvii, Holmiae, 824 pp.

1887. Cafius amblyterus Olliff, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, (2) 2(3): 471–512.

1923. Quedius ohiaensis Broun, New Zealand Institute, Bulletin No. 1: 667–708.

1987. Philonthus temperei Coiffait, Nouvelle Revue d’Entomologie, 3(4): 497–498.

2005. Philonthus rubroelytratus Whitehead, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 141.

Distribution: India (Karnataka), Europe, Africa, Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, Iceland, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Canada, USA, Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Chatham Islands.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) productus Kraatz, 1859

1859. Philonthus (Philonthus) productus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1931. Philonthus sulciceps Bernhauer, Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, 48(3): 125–132.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh), Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China (Hong Kong, southwest), Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa, Ishigaki, Yonaguni).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) purpuripennis Reitter, 1887

1887. Philonthus (Philonthus) purpuripennis Reitter, Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae, 21: 201–234.

1933. Philonthus magnificus Bernhauer, Entomologisches Nachrichtenblatt (Troppau), 7(2): 39–54.

Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh), Nepal, China (Gansu, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xinjiang, Xizang).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) remotus Fauvel, 1895

1895. Philonthus (Philonthus) remotus Fauvel, Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 264.

1920. Philonthus nilgiriensis Cameron, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 56: 214–220.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Myanmar, Indonesia (Java), China (Hong Kong).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) riparius Cameron, 1926

1926. Philonthus (Philonthus) riparius Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Afghanistan, Bhutan, China (Xizang).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) rivularis Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus (Philonthus) rivularis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) rotundicollis (Ménétriés, 1832)

1832. Philonthus (Philonthus) rotundicollis (Ménétriés), Académie Impériale des Sciences, St. Pétersbourg, 271 pp.

1840. Philonthus scutatus Erichson, F.H.Morin, Berlin, 954 pp.

1860. Philonthus duplopunctatus Motschulsky, Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 33(2): 539–588.

1916. Philonthus nigropolitus Bernhauer, Neue Beiträge zur Systematischen Insektenkunde, 1(4): 26–28.

Distribution: India, Europe, Russia (Siberia, Far East), Turkey, Georgia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, Japan (Hokkaido), Korea (North & South), China (Heilongjiang, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Xinjiang).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) rubricollis Motschulsky, 1858

1858. Philonthus (Philonthus) rubricollis Motschulsky, Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 31(2): 204–264.

1859. Philonthus erythrostictus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1935. Philonthus obscuricollis Bernhauer, Entomologisches Nachrichtenblatt (Troppau), 9(1): 4–14.

Distribution: India (Bihar: Katihar), Myanmar, China (Fujian, Guangxi, Hong Kong).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) semiaenescens Bernhauer, 1920

1920. Philonthus (Philonthus) semiaenescens Bernhauer, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 84 (A)(10): 177–188.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), Myanmar.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) simpliciventris Bernhauer, 1933

1933. Philonthus (Philonthus) simpliciventris Bernhauer, Entomologisches Nachrichtenblatt (Troppau), 7(2): 39–54.

1859. Philonthus proximus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1939. Philonthus explanipes Tottenham, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 75: 218–224.

Distribution: India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, China (Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Vietnam.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) siwalikensis Cameron, 1926

1926. Philonthus (Philonthus) siwalikensis Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) speciosus Cameron, 1926

1926. Philonthus (Philonthus) speciosus Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh), Oman, Turkey.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) subjectus Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus (Philonthus) subjectus Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Sikkim).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) succicola Thomson, C. G., 1860

1860. Philonthus (Philonthus) succicola Thomson, C. G., Berlingska Boktryckeriet, Lund, 304 pp.

1835. Staphylinus nigritus Runde, Ploetzianis, Halae, 32 pp.

1952. Philonthus wohlgrothi Dvořák, R., Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Mulhouse, 1952: 41.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh), Europe, Tunisia, Russia (Siberia, Far East, Kuriles), Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning).

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) terminipennis Tottenham, 1939

1939. Philonthus (Philonthus) terminipennis Tottenham, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 8(12): 227–237.

1932. Philonthus apicipennis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) tricoloris Schubert K., 1908

1908. Philonthus (Philonthus) tricoloris Schubert, K., Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, (5): 609–625.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) varians (Paykull, 1789)

1789. Philonthus (Philonthus) varians (Paykull), Johann. Edman, Upsaliae [Uppsala], 81pp.

Distribution: India, Europe, Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Japan, Africa, Afrotropical, South Africa, Madagascar, Myanmar, Tahiti, Canada, USA, Cuba, St. John, St. Vincent, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile.

 

Philonthus (Philonthus) variipennis Kraatz, 1859

1859. Philonthus (Philonthus) variipennis Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1953. Philonthus ilus Tottenham, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 12(6): 143–148.

1979. Philonthus ledouxi Coiffait, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 14: 551–569.

1981. Philonthus arabicus Coiffait, Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 3: 236–242.

1987. Philonthus falcozi Coiffait, Nouvelle Revue d’Entomologie, 3(4): 497–498.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh), Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Japan (Shikoku), Ryukyu Is. (Amami-Oshima, Kikai, Kita Daito), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, China (Hong Kong), Taiwan.

 

Philonthus amplicollis Schillhammer, 2003

2003. Philonthus amplicollis Schillhammer, Koleopterologische Rundschau, 73: 85–136.

Distribution: India (Uttarakhand: Kumaon ), Nepal.

 

Philonthus andrewesi Cameron, 1920

1920. Philonthus andrewesi Cameron, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 56: 141–148, 214–220.

Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu).

 

Philonthus atkinsoni Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus atkinsoni Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India.

 

Philonthus cameroni Scheerpeltz, 1933

1933. Philonthus cameroni Scheerpeltz, Coleopterorum Catalogus, Pars 129. W. Junk, Berlin.

1926. Philonthus fraternus Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India.

 

Philonthus castaneus Gemminger & Harold, 1868

1868. Philonthus castaneus Gemminger & Harold, E. H. Gummi, Monachii [Munich]. pp. 425–752.

1858. Gabrius badius Motschulsky, Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 31(2): 204–264.

Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Uttarakhand, West Bengal).

 

Philonthus chandigarhensis Pajni & Kohli, 1977

1977. Philonthus chandigarhensis Pajni & Kohli, Oriental Insects, 11(4): 513–519.

Distribution: India (Punjab).

 

Philonthus differens Cameron, 1932

1932.Philonthus differens Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India.

 

Philonthus dohertyi Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus dohertyi Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Uttarakhand), Myanmar.

 

Philonthus flavohumeralis Schillhammer, 2003

2003. Philonthus flavohumeralis Schillhammer, Koleopterologische Rundschau, 73: 85–136.

Distribution: India, (Sikkim: Darjeeling), Nepal.

 

Philonthus fulvitarsis Motschulsky, 1860

1860. Philonthus fulvitarsis Motschulsky, Études Entomologiques, 8: 25–118.

Distribution: India, Sri Lanka.

 

Philonthus indicus Cameron, 1920

1920. Philonthus indicus Cameron, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 56: 214–220.

Distribution: India.

 

Philonthus leptocerus Fauvel, 1895

1895. Philonthus leptocerus Fauvel, Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 92–127.

1927.Philonthus pseudooculatus Bernhauer, Arkiv för Zoologi, 19: 1–28.

Distribution: India (Uttarakhand), Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia (Sumatra).

 

Philonthus maculatus Cameron, 1920

1920. Philonthus maculatus Cameron, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 56: 141–148, 214–220.

Distribution: India.

 

Philonthus malcolmi Herman, 2001

2001. Philonthus malcolmi Herman, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 264: 1–82.

1977. Philonthus cameroni Pajni & Kohli, Oriental Insects, 11(4): 513–519.

Distribution: India (Punjab).

 

Philonthus modestus Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus modestus Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India, Sri Lanka.

 

Philonthus peliomerus Kraatz, 1859

1859. Philonthus peliomerus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India (Assam, Uttarakhand), Sri Lanka, Japan, China (Sichuan), Myanmar, Indonesia, French Equatorial Africa, Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, Philippines.

 

Philonthus perniger Bernhauer, 1920

1920. Philonthus perniger Bernhauer, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 84(10): 177–188.

Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu: Madurai).

 

Philonthus schuhi Schillhammer, 2003

2003. Philonthus schuhi Schillhammer, Koleopterologische Rundschau, 73: 85–136.

Distribution: India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia (Penang).

 

Philonthus suturorubineous Pajni & Kohli, 1977

1977. Philonthus suturorubineous Pajni & Kohli, Oriental Insects, 11(4): 513–519.

Distribution: India (Punjab).

 

Philonthus tamulus Cameron, 1932

1932. Philonthus tamulus Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India.

 

Genus: Platydracus Thomson, C.G., 1858

1858.Platydracus Thomson, C. G., Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, 15.

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) asemus (Kraatz, 1859)

1859. Platydracus (Platydracus) asemus (Kraatz), Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1911. Staphylinus aeneicollis Bernhauer, Entomologische Blätter, 7(2–3): 199–200.

Distribution: India (Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim: Darjeeling).

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) birmanus (Fauvel, 1895)

1895. Platydracus (Platydracus) birmanus (Fauvel), Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 180–220.

Distribution: India, Myanmar, Bhutan.

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) brevipennis Smetana & Davies, 2000

2000. Platydracus (Platydracus) brevipennis Smetana & Davies, American Museum Novitates, 3287: 1–88.

1859.Staphylinus brachypterus Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India.

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) dudgeoni (Cameron, 1932)

1932. Platydracus (Platydracus) dudgeoni (Cameron), Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443pp.

Distribution: India (Punjab).

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) goryi (Laporte de Castelnau, 1835)

1835. Platydracus (Platydracus) goryi (Laporte de Castelnau), Méquignon-Marvis Père et Fils, Paris, 159pp.

1859. Staphylinus auripennis Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India.

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) indicus (Kraatz, 1859)

1859. Platydracus (Platydracus) indicus (Kraatz), Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1859. Ocypus lineatus Walker, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 3(3): 370–376.

Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia.

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) lomii (Cerruti, 1951)

1951. Platydracus (Platydracus) lomii (Cerruti), Rivista di Biologia Coloniale, 10: 15–22.

Distribution: India (Punjab).

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) maculipennis (Kraatz, 1859)

1859. Platydracus (Platydracus) maculipennis (Kraatz), Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

Distribution: India, Pakistan, China (Hong Kong).

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) marginatus (Cameron, 1944) 

1944. Platydracus (Platydracus) marginatus (Cameron), Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 13(1–2): 104–108.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling).

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) parvulus Smetana & Davies, 2000

2000. Platydracus (Platydracus) parvulus Smetana & Davies, American Museum Novitates, 3287: 1–88.

Distribution: India (Assam).

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) semipurpureus (Kraatz, 1859)

1859. Platydracus (Platydracus) semipurpureus (Kraatz), Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1): 1–96.

1868. Staphylinus semicupreus Gemminger & Harold, E. H. Gummi, Monachii [Munich]. pp. 425–752.

Distribution: India.

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) sparsus (Cameron, 1932)

1932. Platydracus (Platydracus) sparsus (Cameron), Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443pp.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling).

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) submarmorellus (Schubert, K., 1908)

1908. Platydracus (Platydracus) submarmorellus (Schubert, K.), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, (5): 609–625.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh), Bhutan.

 

Platydracus (Platydracus) yolensis (Cerruti, 1951)

1951. Platydracus (Platydracus) yolensis (Cerruti), Rivista di Biologia Coloniale, 10: 15–22.

Distribution: India (Punjab).

 

Platydracus basicornis (Fauvel, 1895)

1895. Platydracus basicornis (Fauvel), Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 92–127.

Distribution: India, Myanmar.

 

Platydracus bengalensis (Bernhauer, 1914)

1914. Platydracus bengalensis (Bernhauer), Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 64: 76–109.

1914. Staphylinus bengalensis Bernhauer, Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 64: 76–109.

Distribution: India (West Bengal).

 

Platydracus curticornis (Fauvel, 1895)

1895. Platydracus curticornis (Fauvel), Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 92–127.

Distribution: India, Myanmar.

 

Platydracus maculicollis (Fauvel, 1895)

1895. Platydracus maculicollis (Fauvel), Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 92–127.

Distribution: India (Assam, Manipur), Myanmar.

 

Platydracus purpurascens (Cameron, 1920)

1920. Platydracus purpurascens (Cameron), Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 56: 94–99.

Distribution: India (Karnataka).

 

Platydracus virgulatus (Fauvel, 1895)

1895. Platydracus virgulatus (Fauvel), Revue d’Entomologie, 14(6–7): 92–127.

Distribution: India (West Bengal), Myanmar.

 

Genus: Quedius Stephens, 1829

1829. Quedius Stephens, Baldwin and Cradock, London, 68 pp.

 

Quedius (Distichalius) chatterjeei Cameron, 1926

1926. Quedius (Distichalius) chatterjeei Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India.

 

Quedius (Distichalius) deceptor Cameron, 1944

1944. Quedius (Distichalius) deceptor Cameron, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 13(1–2): 104–108.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal.

 

Quedius (Distichalius) kashmirensis Cameron, 1944

1944. Quedius (Distichalius) kashmirensis Cameron, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 13(1–2): 104–108.

Distribution: India (Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal.

 

Quedius (Distichalius) taruni Smetana, 1988

1988. Quedius (Distichalius) taruni Smetana, Quaestiones Entomologicae, 24(2): 163–464.

Distribution: India, Nepal.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) adjacens Cameron, 1926

1926. Quedius (Microsaurus) adjacens Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), China (Hunan, Sichuan, Shaanxi), Vietnam.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) antennalis Cameron, 1932

1932. Quedius (Microsaurus) antennalis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443pp.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling), Myanmar, China (Fujian, Gansu, Ghizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan), Laos, Vietnam.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) apicicornis Eppelsheim, 1895

1895. Quedius (Microsaurus) apicicornis Eppelsheim, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, (2): 53–70.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling), Nepal, Bhutan.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) beesoni Cameron, 1932

1932. Quedius (Microsaurus) beesoni Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, China (Chongqing, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) cruentus (Olivier, A. G., 1795)

1795. Quedius (Microsaurus) cruentus (Olivier A.G.), Coléoptères, Lanneau, Paris, 557 pp.

1832. Quedius erythropterus Stephens, Mandibulata, Baldwin & Cradock, London. 240 pp.

1835. Quedius analis Stephens, Mandibulata, Baldwin & Cradock, London. pp. 369–477.

1857. Philonthus putridarius Gistel, Coléoptères, Lanneau, Paris, 557 pp.

1870. Quedius virens Rottenberg, Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 14(1–2): 11–40.

1913. Quedius obscurus Lokay, Časopis České Společnosti Entomologické, 10: 136–140.

Distribution: India, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Armenia, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) dui Smetana, 1988

1988. Quedius (Microsaurus) dui Smetana, Quaestiones Entomologicae, 24(2): 163–464.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh).

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) flavocaudatus Cameron, 1944

1944. Quedius (Microsaurus) flavocaudatus Cameron, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 13(1–2): 104–108.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh), Nepal.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) franzi Smetana, 1975

1975. Quedius (Microsaurus) franzi Smetana, Oriental Insects, 9(3): 323–342.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling), Nepal.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) franzi najik Smetana, 1992 (subspecies of Quedius (Microsaurus) franzi.

1992. Quedius (Microsaurus) franzi najik Smetana, Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (A: Biologie), 487: 1–11.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling).

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) fulgidus (Fabricius, 1792)

1792. Quedius (Microsaurus) fulgidus (Fabricius), C. G. Proft, Hafniae, 538pp.

Distribution: India, Canary Islands, Madeira, Iceland, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Turkey, Indonesia, Peru, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Chatham Islands.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) inquietus (Champion, 1925)

1925. Quedius (Microsaurus) inquietus (Champion), Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 61: 6–11.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, China (Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Vietnam.

Quedius (Microsaurus) milansaar Smetana, 1988

1988. Quedius (Microsaurus) milansaar Smetana, Quaestiones Entomologicae, 24(2): 163–464.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh).

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) ochripennis (Ménétriés, 1832)

1832. Quedius (Microsaurus) ochripennis (Ménétriés), Académie Impériale des Sciences, St. Pétersbourg, 271pp.

1835. Emus floralis Lacordaire, Méquignon-Marvis, Père et Fils, Paris, 696pp.

1835. Staphylinus laetus Faldermann, Nouveaux Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 4: 1–310.

1876. Quedius assecla Mulsant & Rey, Annales de la Société d’Agriculture Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon, (4)8: 145–856.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh), Ukraine, Russia (s European), Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Algeria, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) placidus Cameron, 1932

1932. Quedius (Microsaurus) placidus Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling), Nepal, Bhutan.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) ripicola Cameron, 1926

1926. Quedius (Microsaurus) ripicola Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Nepal.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) spectabilis Kraatz, 1859

1859. Quedius (Microsaurus) spectabilis Kraatz, Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 25(1):1–96.

Distribution: India.

 

Quedius (Microsaurus) stevensi Cameron, 1932

1932. Quedius (Microsaurus) stevensi Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Sikkim, Uttarakhand), Nepal, China (Yunnan).

 

Quedius (Raphirus) anomalus Cameron, 1926

1926. Quedius (Raphirus) anomalus Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India.

 

Quedius (Raphirus) assamensis Cameron, 1932

1932. Quedius (Raphirus) assamensis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Meghalaya, Nagaland), Nepal, China (Yunnan).

 

Quedius (Raphirus) aureiventris Bernhauer, 1915

1915. Quedius (Raphirus) aureiventris Bernhauer, Coleopterologische Rundschau, 4(3): 49–60.

Distribution: India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan.

 

Quedius (Raphirus) daksumensis Coiffait, 1982

1982. Quedius (Raphirus) daksumensis Coiffait, Entomologica Basiliensia, 7: 231–302.

Distribution: India (Kashmir), Nepal.

 

Quedius (Raphirus) durgaa Smetana, 1988

1988. Quedius (Raphirus) durgaa Smetana, Quaestiones Entomologicae, 24(2): 163–464.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling).

 

Quedius (Raphirus) fluviatilis Cameron, 1926

1926. Quedius (Raphirus) fluviatilis Cameron, Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925: 341–372.

Distribution: India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh).

 

Quedius (Raphirus) himalayicus Bernhauer, 1915

1915. Quedius (Raphirus) himalayicus Bernhauer, Coleopterologische Rundschau, 4(3): 49–60.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), Nepal.

 

Quedius (Raphirus) kaalo Smetana, 1988

1988. Quedius (Raphirus) kaalo Smetana, Quaestiones Entomologicae, 24(2): 163–464.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh, western Almora), Nepal.

 

Quedius (Raphirus) muscicola Cameron, 1932

1932. Quedius (Raphirus) muscicola Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Myanmar, China (Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Vietnam.

 

Quedius (Raphirus) pahelo Smetana, 1992

1992. Quedius (Raphirus) pahelo Smetana, Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (A: Biologie), 487: 1–11.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling).

 

Quedius (Raphirus) paschim Smetana, 1988

1988. Quedius (Raphirus) paschim Smetana, Quaestiones Entomologicae, 24(2): 163–464.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh), Nepal.

 

Quedius (Raphirus) rugosus Cameron, 1921

1921. Quedius (Raphirus) rugosus Cameron, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 57: 270–274.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Myanmar.

 

Quedius (Raphirus) tonglu Smetana, 1988

1988. Quedius (Raphirus) tonglu Smetana, Quaestiones Entomologicae, 24(2): 163–464.

Distribution: India (Sikkim: Darjeeling), Nepal.

 

Quedius aureipilis Cameron, 1932

1932. Quedius (Raphirus) aureipilis Cameron, Taylor & Francis, London. xiii + 443 pp.

Distribution: India.

 

Quedius chlorophanus Erichson, 1840

1840. Quedius chlorophanus Erichson, F. H. Morin, Berlin, pp. 401–954.

Distribution: India (Bengal).

 

Genus: Staphylinus Linnaeus, 1758

1758. Staphylinus Linnaeus, Systema naturae Edidito decima, reformata, 824+iiipp.

1886. Ouchemus Gozis, Imprimerie Herbrin, Montlucon 36pp.

 

Staphylinus dimidiaticornis Gemminger, 1851

1851. Staphylinus dimidiaticornis Gemminger, Ein Beitrag zu den Localfaunen Deutschlands. Jena: Friedrich Mauke, 65 pp.

1903. Staphylinus parumtomentosus Stein, G. R., Entomologische Zeitung, 22(4–5): 128.

1913. Staphylinus ernesti Bernhauer, Entomologische Blätter, 9(9–10): 219–224

1940. Staphylinus brunneimaculatus Tottenham, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, 76: 129–130.

Distribution: India (Kashmir), Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine.

 

Tribe: Xantholinini Erichson, 1839

1837. Gyrohypnidae Kirby, Fauna Boreali-Americana, xxxix + 325 + [1]pp.

1839. Xantholinini Erichson, Genera et species staphylinorum insectorum coleopterorum familiae, F. H. Morin, Berlin, 400 pp.

1957. Gyrohypnini Hatch, University of Washington Publications in Biology, 16 (2).

 

Genus: Indolinus Bordoni, 2002

2002. Indolinus Bordoni, Monografie, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, 33.

 

Indolinus mitomorphoides (Coiffait, 1984)

1984. Xantholinus mitomorphoides Coiffait, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 20(4): 373–387.

Distribution: India (Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos.

 

Genus: Indomorphus Bordoni, 2002

2002. Indomorphus Bordoni, Monografie, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, 33.

 

Indomorphus parcus (Eppelsheim, 1895)

1895. Xantholinus parcus Eppelsheim, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, (2):  385–408.

1982. Xantholinus bhutanicus Coiffait, Entomologica Basiliensia, 7: 231–302.

Distribution: India (Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China (Sichuan, Yunnan).

 

Indomorphus shavrini Bordoni, 2013

2013. Indomorphus shavrini Bordoni, Fragmenta Entomologica, 45(1–2): 59–63.

Distribution: India (Uttarakhand).

 

Thus, a total of 199 species belonging to 13 genera of subfamily Staphylininae have been reported out of which Staphylinini is the most speciose with 93% of the known species, followed by Othiini and Xantholinini (Figure 1). Moreover, 73 species belonging to genera Othius (6), Bisnius (2), Heterothops (4), Neobisnus (1), Philonthus (36), Platydracus (12), Quedius (11), Indomorphus (1) have only been reported from India constituting around 36.68% of the catalogued rove beetle diversity. At generic level, Philonthus, a lineage of specialized predators, is the most diverse group of rove beetles with 105 species followed by Quedius (36) and Platydracus (20) (Figure 2). Holarctic genus Quedius is mainly restricted to higher altitude regions of India namely in the states of Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Platydracus, on the other hand, is a group of large rove beetles, which prefer to predate on other insects feeding on the dead decaying matter. All the three genera together constitute 80% of the recorded diversity so far. 

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