Thesium (beetle) explained

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

Species

These two species belong to the genus Thesium:

• Thesium cavifrons (LeConte, 1863)

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• Thesium pearcei Park in Park, Wagner and Sanderson, 1976

^{i 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.. 4. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers. 88. 1–972. 1313-2989. 10.3897/zookeys.88.807. 21594053. 3088472. 2011ZooK...88....1B. 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. 2011ZooK...75...29B.
• Book: Chandler . D.S.. 1997. A catalog of Coleoptera of America north of Mexico. Family: Pselaphidae. USDA Agriculture handbook no. 529-31.
• 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. 2011ZooK..107....1A. 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. 2009ZooK...22...19M. 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. 2009ZooK...22....5M. 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.