Sceptobius Explained

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

Species

These three species belong to the genus Sceptobius:

• Sceptobius dispar Sharp, 1883
• Sceptobius lativentris (Fenyes, 1909)
• Sceptobius schmitti (Wasmann, 1901)

Further reading

• An Ethogram of the Ant-Guest Beetle Tribe Sceptobiini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae; Formicidae). 1996. Danoff-Burg . James A.. Sociobiology. 27. 3. 287–328. 0361-6525.
• Evolving under myrmecophily: a cladistic revision of the symphilic beetle tribe Sceptobiini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). 1994. Danoff-Burg . James A.. Systematic Entomology. 19. 1. 25–45. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1994.tb00577.x. 1994SysEn..19...25D. 85334511.
• A generic and tribal revision of the North American Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). 1978. Seevers . Charles H.. Fieldiana, Zoology. 71. 0015-0754.
• 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. 2011ZooK..107....1A.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. 2015. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-29685-5.