Euplectus Explained

Euplectus is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 13 described species in Euplectus.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• Euplectus acomanus Casey, 1908
• Euplectus californicus Casey, 1887
• Euplectus confluens LeConte, 1849
• Euplectus duryi Casey, 1908
• Euplectus elongatus Brendel, 1893
• Euplectus episcopalis Park, in Park, Wagner and Sanderson, 1976
• Euplectus filiformis (Casey, 1908)
• Euplectus idahoensis Park and Wagner, 1962
• Euplectus karsteni (Reichenbach, 1816)
• Euplectus karstenii (Reichenbach, 1816)
• Euplectus longicollis Casey, 1884
• Euplectus signatus (Reichenbach, 1816)
• Euplectus silvicolus Chandler, 1986

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R. H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 21 June 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
• Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Book: White . Richard E.. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• Brunke . A.. Marshall . S.. 2011. Contributions to the faunistics and bionomics of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in northeastern North America: discoveries made through study of the University of Guelph Insect Collection, Ontario, Canada. ZooKeys. 75. 29–68. 10.3897/zookeys.75.767. 21594139. 3088045. free.
• Klimaszewski . J.. McLean . J.. Chandler . D.. Savard . K.. Li . A.. 2009. Survey of rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with new records and description of a new species. Part 2. ZooKeys. 22. 19–33. 10.3897/zookeys.22.177. free.
• Klimaszewski . J.. McLean . J.. Li . A.. Savard . K.. 2009. Survey of rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with new records and description of a new species. Part 1. ZooKeys. 22. 5–17. 10.3897/zookeys.22.86. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Euplectus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-10.
2. Web site: Euplectus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-10.
3. Web site: Euplectus Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-10.