Pselaphus Explained

Pselaphus is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least 20 described species in Pselaphus.

Species

These 20 species belong to the genus Pselaphus:

• Pselaphus acuminatus Motschulsky, 1835
• Pselaphus bellax Casey, 1894
• Pselaphus bulbifer Reichenbach, 1816
• Pselaphus caucasicus Motschulsky, 1845
• Pselaphus erichsoni LeConte, 1840
• Pselaphus fustifer Casey, 1894
• Pselaphus heisei Herbst, 1791
• Pselaphus lomnickii (Reitter, 1901)
• Pselaphus longiclavus LeConte, 1849
• Pselaphus minyops Wollaston, 1871
• Pselaphus mundus Sharp, 1874
• Pselaphus parvus Karaman, 1940
• Pselaphus pauper Sharp, 1874
• Pselaphus salonitanus Karaman, 1940
• Pselaphus securiger Reichenbach, 1816
• Pselaphus skopljensis Karaman
• Pselaphus tenuis Sharp, 1874
• Pselaphus treskanus Karaman
• Pselaphus turkestanicus Karaman
• Pselaphus ventralis Broun, 1895

Further reading

• 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.