Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Latin America: synopsis, annotated catalog, diversity and distribution Author Asenjo, Angélico Author Irmler, Ulrich Author Klimaszewski, Jan Author Chandler, Donald S. Author Fierros-López, Hugo Eduardo Author Vieira, Juliana S. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-06-21 4621 1 1 406 journal article 26396 10.11646/zootaxa.4621.1.1 a381190d-7f50-4a66-bc33-3a0417c9f89f 1175-5326 3257228 3D77F329-9BB8-4231-90E4-6A9E0250FCDF Tribe Scaphisomatini Casey, 1893 0704. Alexidia Reitter, 1880: 43 Type species: Alexidia rogenhoferi Reitter, 1880 4 species are known from and are restricted to Central and South America. Characters/Description: Löbl & Leschen 2003: 316 (characters); Leschen & Löbl 2006: 19 (characters in key). Key: Löbl & Leschen 2003: 316 (species of the genus). Distribution. Central America: Panama . South America: Colombia , Ecuador , Brazil . 0705. Amalocera Erichson, 1845: 4 Type species: Amalocera picta Erichson, 1845 5 species are known from and are restricted to South America. Characters/Description: Löbl 1974: 39 (characters); Leschen & Löbl 2006: 19 (characters in key). Key: Löbl 1974: 39 (species of the genus). Distribution. South America: Brazil . 0706. Baeocera Erichson, 1845: 4 Type species: Baeocera falsata Achard, 1920 Amaloceroschema Löbl, 1967: 1 [synonymized by Ogawa & Löbl 2013: 302 ] Type species: Baeocera freudei Löbl, 1967 Cyparella Achard, 1924: 28 [synonymized by Löbl 1987: 856 ] Type species: Scaphisoma rufoguttatum Fairmaire, 1898 Eubaeocera Cornell, 1967: 2 [synonymized by Löbl 1977b: 5 ] Type species: Baeocera abdominalis Casey, 1900 Sciatrophes Blackburn, 1903: 100 [synonymized by Löbl 1977a: 102 ] Type species: Sciatrophes latens Blackburn, 1903 24 species are included in this genus from Latin America. Characters/Description: Matthews 1888: 168 (characters); Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002: 202 (characters in key); Leschen & Löbl 2006: 19 (characters in key). Key: Matthews 1888: 168 (species of Central America); Löbl 1983: 162 (Chilean species); Fierros-Lopéz 2010: 206 (Mexican species)); Löbl 2018: 1312 (Chilean species). Distribution. West Indies: Guadeloupe . Central America: Mexico , Guatemala , Nicaragua . South America: Colombia , Galapagos Isl., Brazil , Chile , Argentina . Other regions: Nearctic, Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Madagascan, Oriental , Australian, Oceanic. 0707. Scaphisoma Leach, 1815: 89 ( Fig. 84 ) Type species: Silpha agaricina Linnaeus, 1758 Caryoscapha Ganglbauer, 1899: 343 [synonymized by Leschen & Löbl 2006: 24 ] Type species: Scaphisoma limbatum Erichson, 1845 Macrobaeocera Pic, 1925: 195 [synonymized by Löbl 1975a: 271 ] Type species: Scaphosoma phungi Pic, 1922 Macroscaphosoma Löbl, 1970b: 128 [synonymized by Leschen & Löbl 2006: 25 ] Type species: Macroscaphosoma collarti Löbl, 1970 Metalloscapha Löbl, 1975b: 384 [synonymized by Löbl 2002: 182 ] Type species: Metalloscapha papua Löbl, 1975 Mimoscaphosoma Pic, 1928: 49 [synonymized by Löbl 1997: 83 ] Type species: Scaphosoma bruchi Pic, 1928 Pseudoscaphosoma Pic, 1915b: 31 [synonymized by Löbl 1975a: 270 ] Type species: Pseudoscaphosoma testaceomaculatum Pic, 1915 Scaphella Achard, 1924: 29 [synonymized by Löbl 1970a: 730 ] Type species: Scaphosoma antennatum Achard, 1920 Scaphiomicrus Casey, 1900: 58 [synonymized by Fall 1910: 119 ] Type species: Scaphisoma pusilla LeConte, 1860 Scaphosoma Agassiz, 1846: 332 [synonymized by Löbl 1997: 82 ] Type species: Silpha agaricina Linnaeus, 1758 Scaphosomum Gistel, 1856: 36 [ Newton & Thayer 2003 ] Type species: Silpha agaricina Linnaeus, 1758 Scutoscaphosoma Pic, 1916: 3 [synonymized by Löbl 1981: 156 ] Type species: Scaphosoma rouyeri Pic, 1916 38 species are included in this genus from Latin America. Characters/Description: Matthews 1888: 170 (characters); Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002: 202 (characters in key); Leschen & Löbl 2006: 18 (characters in key), 24 (characters). Key: Matthews 1888: 171 (species of Central America); Fierros-Lopéz 2006: 67 (Mexican species). Distribution. West Indies: Cuba . Central America: Mexico , Guatemala , Belize , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , Panama . South America: Colombia , Venezuela , Peru , Brazil , Argentina . Other regions: Nearctic, Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Madagascan, Oriental , Australian, Oceanic. 0708. Toxidium LeConte, 1860: 324 ( Fig. 85 ) Type species: Toxidium gammaroides LeConte, 1860 10 species are included in this genus from Central and South America. Characters/Description: Matthews 1888: 178 (characters); Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002: 201 (characters in key); Leschen & Löbl 2006: 19 (characters in key). Key: Matthews 1888: 178 (species of Central America). Distribution. Central America: Mexico , Guatemala , Costa Rica . South America: Bolivia , Brazil , Argentina . Other regions: Nearctic, Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Madagascan, Oriental .