Eleusis (beetle) explained

Eleusis is a genus of unmargined rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 10 described species in Eleusis.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Eleusis:

• Eleusis angusticeps Bernhauer, 1926

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• Eleusis apicipennis (Fairmaire, 1849)

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• Eleusis divergens Bernhauer, 1926

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• Eleusis humilis Erichson, 1840

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• Eleusis pacifica Cameron, 1933

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• Eleusis pallida LeConte, 1863

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• Eleusis pallidipennis (Fauvel, 1864)

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• Eleusis raoultii (Fairmaire, 1880)

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• Eleusis schedli Scheerpeltz, 1956

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• Eleusis terminata Fauvel, 1869

^gData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Catalog of the Staphylinidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) : 1758 to the end of the second millennium. Vol. 3, Oxyteline group. 2001. Herman . Lee H.. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 265. 1067–1806. 10.1206/0003-0090.265.1.3. 2246/5828. free.
• Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history. 2011. Frank . J. H.. Ahn . K. J.. ZooKeys. 107. 1–98. 10.3897/zookeys.107.1651. 3392188. 22792029. free.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. 2015. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-29685-5.