Subtribe Iniocyphina Park, 1951

Museums

Regional Maps

• Iniocyphina Park, O. 1951. Cavernicolous pselaphid beetles of Alabama and Tennessee, with observations on the taxonomy of the family. Geological Survey of Alabama, Museum Paper 31: 1-107 [60].

  Type genus:

   Iniocyphus Raffray, 1912.
• Dalmodiini Park, O. 1951. Cavernicolous pselaphid beetles of Alabama and Tennessee, with observations on the taxonomy of the family. Geological Survey of Alabama, Museum Paper 31: 1-107 [61] [junior subjective synonym of Iniocyphina Park, 1951, see Chandler, D.S. 2001. Biology, morphology, and systematics of the ant-like litter beetle genera of Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Gainesville, FL : Memoirs on Entomology, International Vol. 15 pp. viii + 560. p. 375; proposed as subtribe].

  Type genus:

   Dalmodes Reitter, 1882.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Chandler, D.S. 2001. Biology, morphology, and systematics of the ant-like litter beetle genera of Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Gainesville, FL : Memoirs on Entomology, International Vol. 15 viii + 560 pp. [Date published 30 April 2001] [375]

Introduction

This pantropical group holds 31 genera. Only Sunorfa is known from Australia (Chandler 2001: 377).

Diagnosis

Maxillary palpi with base of fourth segments acutely angulate, lateral margins gently curved, mesal margins broadly angulate at about basal third of length; antennal clubs formed by apical three antennomeres, antennomeres IX clearly forming part of clubs; head often with deep setose postantennal incisions, or with clearly marked postantennal sulci or carinae (as do many Proterini); body usually depressed.

ID Keys

See key to genera for Iniocyphini.

Diagnosis References

Chandler, D.S. 2001. Biology, morphology, and systematics of the ant-like litter beetle genera of Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Gainesville, FL : Memoirs on Entomology, International Vol. 15 viii + 560 pp. [Date published 30 April 2001] [377]

General References

Chandler, D.S. 2001. Biology, morphology, and systematics of the ant-like litter beetle genera of Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Gainesville, FL : Memoirs on Entomology, International Vol. 15 viii + 560 pp. [Date published 30 April 2001]

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