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 Scydmaenini Leach, 1815 0824. Scydmaenus Latreille, 1802: 116 Type species: Pselaphus hellwigii Paykull, 1800 nec Herbst, 1792 Subgenera: Afroscydmaenus H. Franz, 1963: 5 Type species: Scydmaenus mariusi H. Franz, 1963 Agathelor L.W. Schaufuss, 1884: 420 Type species: Agathelor deplanatum L.W. Schaufuss, 1884 Androscydmaenus H. Franz, 1980d: 691 Type species: Scydmaenus pilosissimus H. Franz, 1961 Androscydmus Newton in Newton & H. Franz, 1998: 152 Type species: Scydmaenus densepunctatus H. Franz, 1992 Androscydmaenus H. Franz, 1992: 870 [synonymized by Newton in Newton & H. Franz 1998: 152] Type species: Scydmaenus densepunctatus H. Franz, 1992 Archiscydmaenus H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz, 1998: 152 [*] Type species: Scydmaenus huijbregtsi H. Franz, 1985 Palaeoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1985b: 109 [synonymized by H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz 1998: 152] Type species: Scydmaenus huijbregtsi H. Franz, 1985 Armatoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1971: 100 [*] Type species: Scydmaenus regularis L.W. Schaufuss, 1889 Breviclavatoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1994a: 63 [*] Type species: Scydmaenus kavacanus H. Franz, 1994 Choleropsis H. Franz, 1975: 291 Type species: Heterognathus gracilis King, 1864 Cholerus Thomson, 1859: 62 [*] Type species: Pselaphus hellwigii Herbst, 1792 Mastigus Illiger, 1802: 296 [synonymized by Newton in Newton & H. Franz 1998: 152] Type species: Pselaphus hellwigii Herbst, 1792 Conoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1980c: 68 [*] Type species: Scydmaenus unicornis H. Franz, 1980 Corbulifer H. Franz, 1975: 286 Type species: Scydmaenus tamborinensis H. Franz, 1975 Eustemmoides H. Franz, 1958a: 3 Type species: Scydmaenus alluvialis H. Franz, 1958 Eustemmus Reitter, 1882c: 582 Type species: Scydmaenus antidotus Schaum, 1841 Geoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1961: 177 Type species: Scydmaenus pullus H. Franz, 1961 Heteroeustemmus H. Franz, 1971: 97 Type species: Eumicrus atrorufus Fauvel, 1889 Heteromicrus H. Franz, 1975: 300 [*] Type species: Scydmaenus mirus H. Franz, 1975 Kingius H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz, 1998: 153 Type species: Heterognathus carinatus King, 1864 Heterognathus King, 1864: 96 [synonymized by H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz 1998: 153] Type species: Heterognathus carinatus King, 1864 Mascarensia H. Franz, 1972: 11 Type species: Scydmaenus spinipes H. Franz, 1972 Mimoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1986b: 967 Type species: Scydmaenus chiangmaii H. Franz, 1986 Nepaloscydmaenus H. Franz, 1973: 118 Type species: Scydmaenus ghokarnae H. Franz, 1973 Paraeustemmus H. Franz, 1955: 1051 Type species: Scydmaenus vividus Reitter, 1887 Parageoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1980c: 69 [*] Type species: Scydmaenus baloghi H. Franz, 1980 Parallomicrus H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz, 1998: 153 Type species: Scydmaenus rufus Müller & Kunze, 1822 Allomicrus H. Franz, 1975: 284 [synonymized by H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz 1998: 153] Type species: Scydmaenus rufus Müller & Kunze, 1822 Parascydmaenus Jeannel & Paulian, 1945: 125 Type species: Scydmaenus spathifer Reitter, 1907 Pseudeumicrus Jeannel & Paulian, 1945: 126 Type species: Scydmaenus tachyoryctidis Jeannel & Paulian, 1945 Scottiscydmaenus H. Franz, 1975: 277 Type species: Scydmaenus lodoiceae Scott, 1922 Scydmaenus Latreille, 1802: 116 [*] Type species: Pselaphus hellwigii Paykull, 1800 nec Herbst, 1792 Acholerops Casey, 1897: 535 [synonymized by H. Franz 1985c: 182 ] Type species: Acholerops retrusa Casey, 1897 Alaudula L.W. Schaufuss, 1889: 31 [synonymized by Vít 2008: 265 ] Type species: Alaudula rectispina L.W. Schaufuss, 1889 Clavigeroscydmus H. Franz, 1986: 374 [synonymized by Jałoszyński 2016c: 462 ] Type species: Clavigeroscydmus corticariaeformis H. Franz, 1986 Eumicrus Laporte, 1832: 395 [synonymized by Reitter 1885d: 58 ] Type species: Scydmaenus tarsatus Müller & Kunze, 1822 Ensimus Thomson, 1859: 62 [Newton & H. Franz 1998: 154] Type species: Scydmaenus tarsatus Müller & Kunze, 1822 Microstemma Motschulsky, 1858c: 57 [Newton & H. Franz 1998: 154] Type species: Scydmaenus tarsatus Müller & Kunze, 1822 Pseudomicrus Motschulsky, 1863: 425 [synonymized by Newton & H. Franz 1998: 154] Type species: Scydmaenus alatus Nietner, 1856 Seychellinus H. Franz, 1986c: 359 Type species: Scydmaenus insularum Scott, 1922 Termitoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1980a: 55 Type species: Scydmaenus kistneri H. Franz, 1980 Trapezoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1986c: 366 Type species: Scydmaenus cavipennis Peyerimhoff, 1939 118 species are included in this genus from Latin America. Characters/Description: Casey 1897: 470 (characters); H. Franz 1980c: 69 (characters subgenus Scydmaenus ), 70 (characters in key of subgenera Parageoscydmaenus and Scydmaenus ); Jałoszyński 2016c: 455 (characters); Jałoszyński 2016f: 135 (characters), 139 (characters in key). Key: Reitter & Croissandeau 1890: 219 (some Brazilian species); H. Franz 1980c: 70 (species of the Latin America); H. Franz 1986a: 10 (Venezuelan species); H. Franz 1993b: 28 (South American species); H. Franz 1993c: 226 (Southern Brazilian species); H. Franz 1994a: 65 (species of subgenus Breviclavatoscydmaenus of the alluvial plains of Orinoco and Amazon river); H. Franz 1994b: 334 (Mexican species); H. Franz 1995: 52 (species of the Central America). Distribution. West Indies: Cuba , Domincan Republic, US Virgin Isl., Montserrat , Guadeloupe , Martinique . Central America: Mexico , Guatemala , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , Panama . South America: Colombia , Venezuela , Suriname , Ecuador , Galapagos Isl., Peru , Bolivia , Brazil , Paraguay , Chile , Argentina . Other regions: Nearctic, Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Madagascan, Oriental , Australian, Oceanic.