Ontholestes Explained

Ontholestes is a genus of large rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least 20 described species in Ontholestes.

Species

These 21 species belong to the genus Ontholestes:

• Ontholestes asiaticus Smetana, 1959

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• Ontholestes aurosparsus Fauvel, 1895

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• Ontholestes callistus Hochhuth, 2012

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• Ontholestes cingulatus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

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• Ontholestes gracilis Sharp, 1874

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• Ontholestes hairaerensis Li & Chen,/1993

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• Ontholestes haroldi (Eppelsheim, 1884)

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• Ontholestes hayashii Li, 1992

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• Ontholestes inauratus Mannerheim, 1830

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• Ontholestes marginalis (Gené, 1836)

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• Ontholestes murinus Linnaeus, 1758

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• Ontholestes napoensis Zhuo Yang, Hong-Zhang Zhou, 2012

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• Ontholestes oculatus Sharp, 1874

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• Ontholestes orientalis Bernhauer, 1906

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• Ontholestes paramurinus Li & Chen, 1993

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• Ontholestes proximus Kirshenblat, 1936

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• Ontholestes rosti Bernhauer, ms

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• Ontholestes simulator Kirshenblat, 1936

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• Ontholestes tenuicornis Kraatz, 1859

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• Ontholestes tessellatus Geoffroy, 1785

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• Ontholestes xinqiaoensis Zhuo Yang, Hong-Zhang Zhou, 2012

^{c g}Data 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. free . 21594053 . 3088472.
• 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. free . 21594139 . 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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