Ocalea (beetle) explained

Ocalea is a genus of the rove beetles (insects in the family Staphylinidae). The group contains 24 species^[1] which can be found on the mainland of Europe (mostly in Romania) North America (British Columbia and perhaps other locations), and in New Zealand.^[2]

Species

• Ocalea agnita
• Ocalea badia
• Ocalea columbiana
• Ocalea franciscana
• Ocalea grandicollis
• Ocalea gyorgyi
• Ocalea robusta

Notes and References

1. Review of the Ocalea group of genera (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) in Canada and Alaska: new taxa, bionomics, and distribution. Jan Klimaszewskia1. Georges Pelletiera. Canadian Entomologist. Cambridge University Press/Entomological Society of Canada. 136. 4. 443–500. August 2004. 10.4039/n03-069. 86045111 .
2. A new species of Ocalea from Romania (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). V. Assing and H. Terlutter. Linzer Biol. Beitr.. Lands Museum. 40. 2. 1337–1340.