Subtribe Brachyglutina Raffray, 1904

Museums

Regional Maps

• Brachyglutina Raffray, A. 1904. Genera et catalogue des Psélaphides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 73: 1-400 [108].

  Type genus:

   Brachygluta Thomson, 1859.
• Reichenbachiina Jakobson, G.G. 1910. Zhuki Rossii i zapodnoi Evropy. St. Petersburg, Russia : A.F. Devriena Vol. 8 561-640 pp. 62-68 pls. [577].

  Type genus:

   Reichenbachia Leach, 1826.
• Globina Jeannel, R. 1959. Révision des Psélaphides de l'Afrique intertropicale. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, Tervuren 8, Zool. 75: 1-742 [471].

  Type genus:

   Globa Raffray, 1887.
• Halorabyxina Leleup, N. 1969. Position systematique et nouvelle diagnose du genre Halorabyxis Jeannel, endemique des Mascareignes. Définition de H. vinsoni Jeannel et description d'une espèce inédite (Coleoptera Pselaphidae Bythininae). Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Belgique d'Entomologie 105: 136-145 [138].

  Type genus:

   Halorabyxis Jeannel, 1954.
• Pselaptina Park, O. 1976. In: O. Park, J. A. Wagner, and M. W. Sanderson. Review of the pselaphid beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae). Fieldiana Zoology 68: xi + 90 [48].

  Type genus:

   Pselaptus LeConte, 1880.

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] [291-292, 375] (synonymy of Halorabyxina and Pselaptina (pp. 291-292), and Globina (p. 375))

Introduction

There are 4 subtribes of Brachglutini. Three are restricted to the New World, with only the Brachyglutina found in Australia. There are 104 genera of Brachyglutina, and the group is found world-wide Chandler 2001: 292).

Diagnosis

Head with median gular carina distinct to lacking, lacking a deep gular fovea near mouthparts. Metasternal coxae widely separated. Abdomen with first four visible tergites (IV-VII) margined, with at least single lateral suture indicating lateral margin of paratergites.

ID Keys

See the key to Australian genera under Brachyglutini.

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] [290]

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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