Medon (beetle) explained

Medon is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least 60 described species in Medon.

Species

These 67 species belong to the genus Medon:

• Medon adamsoni Cameron, 1933

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• Medon americanus Casey, 1905

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• Medon apicalis (Kraatz, 1857)

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• Medon augur Fauvel, 1906

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• Medon beroni Coiffait, 1970

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• Medon brunneus (Erichson, 1839)

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• Medon bulgaricus Coiffait, 1970

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• Medon castaneus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

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• Medon cauchoisi Jarrige, 1949

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• Medon celebensis Sharp, 1908

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• Medon cerrutii Coiffait, 1976

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• Medon choparti Coiffait, 1987

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• Medon confertus Sharp

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• Medon convergens (Casey, 1886)

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• Medon croaticus Toth, 1980

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• Medon ctenophorum Hatch, 1957

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• Medon despectus (Fairmaire, 1860)

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• Medon dilutus (Erichson, 1839)

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• Medon dobrogicus Decu & Georgescu, 1995

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• Medon erevanensis Coiffait, 1970

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• Medon feloi Assing, 1998

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• Medon ferrugineus (Erichson, 1840)

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• Medon fuscipennis Kraatz, 1859

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• Medon fusculus (Mannerheim, 1830)

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• Medon gomyi Lecoq, 1987

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• Medon guignoti Coiffait, 1987

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• Medon guppyi (Hatch, 1957)

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• Medon haafi Scheerpeltz, 1956

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• Medon hatchi Herman, 2003

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• Medon indigena (Wollaston, 1857)

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• Medon insulanus

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• Medon insularis Casey, 1905

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• Medon laticollis (Casey, 1889)

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• Medon lecoqi Janák, 2014

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• Medon lewisius Sharp

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• Medon macedonicus Coiffait, 1976

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• Medon marinus Cameron, 1944

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• Medon mcleodi Hatch, 1957

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• Medon olympicus Scheerpeltz, 1963

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• Medon pacifica Cameron, 1933

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• Medon papeetensis Coiffait, 1980

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• Medon paradobrogicus Decu & Georgescu, 1995

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• Medon perniger Coiffait, 1978

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• Medon petrochilosi Coiffait, 1970

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• Medon piceus (Kraatz, 1858)

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• Medon planus (Kraatz, 1859)

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• Medon pocofer (Peyron, 1858)

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• Medon pocoferus (Peyron, 1857)

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• Medon prolixus (Sharp, 1874)

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• Medon pugetensis Hatch, 1957

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• Medon pythonissa (Saulcy, 1864)

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• Medon quadratus Hatch, 1957

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• Medon rhodiensis Scheerpeltz, 1963

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• Medon ripicola (Kraatz, 1854)

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• Medon rubeculus Sharp, 1889

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• Medon rufipenne

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• Medon rufiventris (Nordmann, 1837)

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• Medon sardous Dodero, 1922

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• Medon shastanicus (Casey, 1905)

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• Medon subcoriaceus (Wollaston, 1864)

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• Medon submaculatus Sharp

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• Medon subterraneus Coiffait, 1970

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• Medon tahitiensis Coiffait, 1976

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• Medon truncatus Hatch, 1957

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• Medon vancouveri (Casey, 1905)

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• Medon vicentensis Serrano, 1993

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• Medon vitalei Bernhauer, 1936

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

Further reading

• Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1910. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
• Bouchard . Patrice. Bousquet . Yves. Davies . Anthony E.. Alonso-Zarazaga . Miguel A.. Lawrence . John F.. Lyal . Chris H. C.. Newton . Alfred F.. Reid . Chris A. M.. Schmitt . Michael. Ślipiński . S. Adam. Smith . Andrew B. T.. 4. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers. 88. 1–972. 1313-2989. 10.3897/zookeys.88.807. 21594053. 3088472. free.
• 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. free . 3088045.
• Frank . J.H.. Ahn . K.J.. 2011. Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history. ZooKeys. 107. 1–98. 10.3897/zookeys.107.1651. 22792029. 3392188. free.
• Klimaszewski . J.. McLean . J.. Chandler . D.. Savard . K.. Li . A.. 4. 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.
• Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• Book: Mazur . Slawomir. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. 2004. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Histeroidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. 68–102. 87-88757-74-9.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.

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