Checklist of Subfamilies Aleocharinae, Euaesthetinae, Omaliinae and Proteininae Belonging to Family Staphylinidae: Coleoptera in Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

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Plant protection Res. Inst. Agriculture Res. Cent., Giza, Egypt

Abstract

A systematic checklist of the Egyptian species of subfamilies Aleocharinae, Euaesthetinae, Omaliinae and Proteininae (Staphylinidae: Coleoptera) is presented. Subfamily Aleocharinae consists of 84 species belonging to 9 tribes, 33 genera and 23 subgenera, the second subfamily includes one species, the third subfamily contains two tribes, three genera and four species and the last subfamily includes two species belonging to two genera. Synonymys and distribution of all species are given. The checklist is arranged according to species membership in higher – level taxa, based on the most recent literatures of family Staphylinidae.

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