Aleocharina

Aleocharina is the type subtribe and largest subtribe of the tribe Aleocharini. It contains 450 species in 10 genera.[1] Although the average number of species per genera is 45, one genus (Aleochara) contains nearly all species of the subtribe. The classification of the subtribe is under debate due to the uncertainties of the genus Aleochara. Members of the subtribe are characterized by a 5-5-5 segmented tarsi.[1]

Aleocharina
Aleochara lanuginosa
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Aleocharina

The subtribe contains the following genera:[1]

  • Aleochara
  • Correa
  • Cratoacrochara
  • Creochara
  • Ilarochara
  • Leptogenophilus
  • Lyperosterochara
  • Ocyota
  • Oxybessoglossa
  • Palaeochara
  • Paraleochara
  • Paroxysmeme
  • Piochardia
  • Plesiochara
  • Pseudocalea

References

  1. "Aleocharina". Forestis. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08.


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