| Osoriinae | |
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| Osorius latipes | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Family: | Staphylinidae | 
| Subfamily: | Osoriinae Erichson, 1839  | 
| Genera | |
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The Osoriinae are a subfamily of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They are found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.[1]
Description
The abdomen is flattened and has parallel sides. A suture along each side or the abdomen may be made up of fused plates.[2]
Biology
Little is known about the biology of this subfamily. Species may be found in leaf litter, under bark, or in ant nests. They are detritivores and fungivores.[2]
Systematics

Nacaeus tenuis

Thoracophorus costalus

Renardia sp.
Plastus biconcavus
- Тribe Eleusinini Sharp, 1887
 - Tribe Leptochirini Sharp, 1887
- Borolinus Bernhauer, 1903
 - Bothrys Fauvel, 1895
 - Leptochirus Germar, 1824
 - Priochirus Sharp, 1887
 - Thoracochirus Bernhauer, 1903
 
 - Tribe Osoriini Erichson, 1839
- Afrosorius Fagel, 1958
 - Afrotyphlopsis Fagel, 1955
 - Allogonus Coiffait, 1978
 - Allosorius Fagel, 1959
 - Anancosorius Bernhauer, 1908
 - Andringitrana Coiffait, 1979
 - Antillosorius Irmler, 2010
 - Arpagonus Blackwelder, 1952
 - Atopocnemius Bernhauer, 1914
 - Bacillopsis Normand, 1920
 - Baculopsis s Cameron, 1928
 - Bothrys Fauvel, 1895
 - Craspedus Bernhauer, 1908
 - Cylindrops Fagel, 1955
 - Cylindropsis Fauvel, 1885
 - Edapholotrochus Fagel, 1958
 - Euparagonus Fagel, 1955
 - Fagelia Coiffait, 1979
 - Leptotyphlopsis Scheerpeltz, 1931
 - Lusitanopsis Coiffait, 1961
 - Neocaledonopsis Pace, 1990
 - Nototorchus McColl, 1985
 - Oligotyphlopsis Scheerpeltz, 1951
 - Osorius Guérin-Méneville, 1829
 - Paratorchus McColl, 1985
 - Typhloiulopsis Scheerpeltz, 1931
 - Typhlosorius Coiffait, 1958
 
 - Tribe Thoracophorini Reitter, 1909
- Aneucamptus Sharp, 1887
 - Dirocephalus Silvestri, 1938
 - Espeson Schaufuss, 1882
 - Euctenopsia Bruch, 1942
 - Fauva Blackwelder, 1952
 - Geomitopsis Scheerpeltz, 1931
 - Glyptoma Erichson, 1839
 - Liberiana Blackwelder, 1942
 - Lispinodes Blackwelder, 1942
 - Lispinus Erichson, 1839
 - Mesotrochus Wasmann, 1890
 - Nacaeus Blackwelder, 1942
 - Neolosus Blackwelder, 1942
 - Pardirocephalus Bruch, 1942
 - Parespeson Bernhauer, 1926
 - Pselaphomimus Bruch, 1942
 - Rhopalopherus Bernhauer, 1909
 - Synaenictus Patrizi, 1947
 - Tannea Blackwelder, 1952
 - Teiros Eichelbaum, 1909
 - Tetrapleurus Bernhauer, 1914
 - Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837
 
 - incertae sedis:
- Aschnaosorius
 
 
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Gamarra, P. and R. Outerelo. (2009). Catálogo iberobalear de los Osoriinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 44 177–81.
 - 1 2 Brunke, A., et al. 2011. Osoriinae. Staphylinidae of Eastern Canada and Adjacent United States: Key to Subfamilies. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification No. 12, 20 January 2011.
 
External links
 Data related to Osoriinae at Wikispecies
 Media related to Osoriinae at Wikimedia Commons- Osoriinae. Bugguide.net
 
Further reading
- Newton, A. F., et al. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: Arnett, R. H. and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American Beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, Florida. ix + 443 p.
 
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