Tyrus (beetle) explained

Tyrus is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about five described species in Tyrus.

Species

These five species belong to the genus Tyrus:

• Tyrus corticinus (Casey, 1887)

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• Tyrus humeralis (Aubé, 1844)

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• Tyrus mucronatus (Panzer, 1803)

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• Tyrus peyroni Saulcy, 1874

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• Tyrus semiruber Casey, 1897

^{i c g b}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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.