Myrmecocephalus

Myrmecocephalus
Myrmecocephalus concinnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Tribe: Falagriini
Genus: Myrmecocephalus
MacLeay, 1871
Synonyms[1]
  • Lorinota Casey, 1906
  • Stenagria Sharp, 1883
  • Stilicioides Broun, 1880

Myrmecocephalus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae.[1][2] It has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution.[2][3]

Species

As of early 2026, there are 115 recognized species:[1]

  • Myrmecocephalus alluaudi (Fauvel, 1907)
  • Myrmecocephalus alutipennis (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus amiculus (Last, 1980)
  • Myrmecocephalus andrewesi (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus angusticeps (Cameron, 1941)
  • Myrmecocephalus anommatophilus (Cameron, 1926)
  • Myrmecocephalus arizonicus (Casey, 1906)
  • Myrmecocephalus asperatus (Cameron, 1920)
  • Myrmecocephalus australicus (Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926)
  • Myrmecocephalus basalis (Fauvel, 1878)
  • Myrmecocephalus basiventrides Newton, 2017
  • Myrmecocephalus basiventris (Cameron, 1923)
  • Myrmecocephalus becquarti (Bernhauer, 1938)
  • Myrmecocephalus bipunctatus (Tottenham, 1957)
  • Myrmecocephalus brevicornis (Cameron, 1920)
  • Myrmecocephalus brevisulcus (Pace, 2008)
  • Myrmecocephalus bruneiensis (Pace, 2004)
  • Myrmecocephalus cameroni Hoebeke, 1985
  • Myrmecocephalus caviceps (Casey, 1906)
  • Myrmecocephalus chakratanus (Cameron, 1944)
  • Myrmecocephalus championi (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus chang (Pace, 1993)
  • Myrmecocephalus cingulatus (LeConte, J. L., 1866)
  • Myrmecocephalus concavus (Pace, 1986)
  • Myrmecocephalus concinnus (Erichson, 1839)
  • Myrmecocephalus constrictus (Sharp, 1883)
  • Myrmecocephalus derougemonti (Pace, 1986)
  • Myrmecocephalus differens (Cameron, 1936)
  • Myrmecocephalus dimidiatus (Motschulsky, 1858)
  • Myrmecocephalus distractus (Pace, 1991)
  • Myrmecocephalus divisus (Erichson, 1839)
  • Myrmecocephalus ecustricta (Pace, 2011)
  • Myrmecocephalus excisus (Last, 1980)
  • Myrmecocephalus fauveli (Solsky, 1868)
  • Myrmecocephalus festivus (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus fictus (Pace, 1992)
  • Myrmecocephalus flavocinctus (Kraatz, 1859)
  • Myrmecocephalus formicarius (Fauvel, 1879)
  • Myrmecocephalus gatineauensis Hoebeke, 1985
  • Myrmecocephalus genalis (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus gonzalezi (Pace, 1999)
  • Myrmecocephalus gracilipes (Sharp, 1883)
  • Myrmecocephalus gracilis (Casey, 1906)
  • Myrmecocephalus granulatus (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus hartmanni (Pace, 2006)
  • Myrmecocephalus himalayicus (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus hisamatsui (Sawada, K. & Nakane, 1954)
  • Myrmecocephalus houlberti (Coiffait, 1987)
  • Myrmecocephalus humeralis (Sharp, 1883)
  • Myrmecocephalus impressicollis (Cameron, 1946)
  • Myrmecocephalus japonicus (Bernhauer, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus javanicus (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus latesulcatus (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus longiceps (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus madafulva (Pace, 2010)
  • Myrmecocephalus madurensis (Bernhauer, 1915)
  • Myrmecocephalus magnificus (Pace, 2010)
  • Myrmecocephalus malaisei (Scheerpeltz, 1965)
  • Myrmecocephalus malayanus (Cameron, 1950)
  • Myrmecocephalus materculus (Last, 1980)
  • Myrmecocephalus mendax (Pace, 1986)
  • Myrmecocephalus mexicanus (Pace, 1990)
  • Myrmecocephalus micans (Broun, 1880)
  • Myrmecocephalus mixtus (Cameron, 1943)
  • Myrmecocephalus moluccanus (Pace, 2012)
  • Myrmecocephalus monnoti (Coiffait, 1987)
  • Myrmecocephalus monticolus (Cameron, 1928)
  • Myrmecocephalus mudranus (Pace, 1991)
  • Myrmecocephalus myrmecolucidus (Pace, 2008)
  • Myrmecocephalus nakuruensis (Pace, 1994)
  • Myrmecocephalus neoguineana (Pace, 2015)
  • Myrmecocephalus nepalhimalayica (Pace, 2013)
  • Myrmecocephalus newarus (Pace, 1991)
  • Myrmecocephalus nigrita (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus nilgiriensis (Fauvel, 1904)
  • Myrmecocephalus opacellus (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus opacicollis (Kraatz, 1859)
  • Myrmecocephalus opaculus (Sharp, 1883)
  • Myrmecocephalus optimatus (Last, 1980)
  • Myrmecocephalus orientalis (Cameron, 1925)
  • Myrmecocephalus otongensis (Pace, 2008)
  • Myrmecocephalus pahari (Pace, 2013)
  • Myrmecocephalus pallipennis (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus paranitens (Pace, 2004)
  • Myrmecocephalus peinantamontis (Pace, 2008)
  • Myrmecocephalus philippinus (Cameron, 1941)
  • Myrmecocephalus picticornis (Pace, 1987)
  • Myrmecocephalus pinalicus (Casey, 1906)
  • Myrmecocephalus pravatis (Last, 1980)
  • Myrmecocephalus proximus (Cameron, 1933)
  • Myrmecocephalus pseudosoror (Pace, 1986)
  • Myrmecocephalus quaesitus (Pace, 1993)
  • Myrmecocephalus santiaganus (Pace, 1999)
  • Myrmecocephalus sapidus (Sharp, 1874)
  • Myrmecocephalus schawalleri (Coiffait, 1982)
  • Myrmecocephalus schola (Last, 1980)
  • Myrmecocephalus sculpturatus Hoebeke, 1985
  • Myrmecocephalus selangorensis (Cameron, 1950)
  • Myrmecocephalus semilucens (Cameron, 1950)
  • Myrmecocephalus semilucidus (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus seminitens (Cameron, 1933)
  • Myrmecocephalus semipolitus (Cameron, 1944)
  • Myrmecocephalus siamensis (Pace, 1986)
  • Myrmecocephalus sikharianus (Pace, 1991)
  • Myrmecocephalus sinogilva (Pace, 2017)
  • Myrmecocephalus smetanai (Pace, 1991)
  • Myrmecocephalus soror (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus sororellus (Pace, 1986)
  • Myrmecocephalus sparsipennis (Cameron, 1933)
  • Myrmecocephalus strictus (Erichson, 1839)
  • Myrmecocephalus taiwaelegans (Pace, 2008)
  • Myrmecocephalus taiwaroridus (Pace, 2008)
  • Myrmecocephalus tonkinensis (Cameron, 1946)
  • Myrmecocephalus tsin (Pace, 1993)
  • Myrmecocephalus valparaisensis (Pace, 1999)
  • Myrmecocephalus vexans (Cameron, 1939)
  • Myrmecocephalus xishanensis (Pace, 1998)
  • Myrmecocephalus zerchei (Pace, 1993)
  • Myrmecocephalus zhejiangensis (Pace, 1998)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Myrmecocephalus MacLeay, W. J., 1871". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Myrmecocephalus MacLeay, 1871". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. ^ Hoebeke, E. Richard (1985). "A revision of the rove beetle tribe Falagriini of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (2): 913–1018. JSTOR 25009456.


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