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Megalopinus
Megalopinus is the only genus in the subfamily Megalopsidiinae of the Staphylinidae. Species in this genus have large eyes, antennae with distinct di- or trisegmented clubs. The tarsal formula is 5-5-5. They have unique elongated processes at the anterior margin of the labrum. They are found in decaying trees and fungus-infested logs. Four species are found in North America: Megalopinus caelatus (Gravenhorst, 1802), Megalopinus punctatus (Erichson, 1840), Megalopinus rufipes (LeConte, 1863) and Megalopinus lingafelteri Mainda, 2023.
29 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Megalopinus caelatus
speciesMegalopinus caelatus
Megalopinus acutangulus
speciesMegalopinus acutangulus
Megalopinus araucanus
speciesMegalopinus araucanus
Megalopinus nodipennis
speciesMegalopinus nodipennis
Megalopinus rufipes
speciesMegalopinus rufipes
Megalopinus japonicus
speciesMegalopinus japonicus
Megalopinus melbournensis
speciesMegalopinus melbournensis
Megalopinus cruciger
speciesMegalopinus cruciger
Megalopinus adjectus
speciesMegalopinus adjectus
Megalopinus pulchrior
speciesMegalopinus pulchrior
Megalopinus pulchrivestis
speciesMegalopinus pulchrivestis
Megalopinus aspericollis
speciesMegalopinus aspericollis
Megalopinus kolbei
speciesMegalopinus kolbei
Megalopinus cephalotes
speciesMegalopinus cephalotes
Megalopinus ashei
speciesMegalopinus ashei
Megalopinus bisulcatus
speciesMegalopinus bisulcatus
Megalopinus ineptus
speciesMegalopinus ineptus
Megalopinus politus
speciesMegalopinus politus
Megalopinus pulchellus
speciesMegalopinus pulchellus
Megalopinus pulcherrimus
speciesMegalopinus pulcherrimus
Megalopinus punctatus
speciesMegalopinus punctatus
Megalopinus puncticollis
speciesMegalopinus puncticollis
Megalopinus pusillus
speciesMegalopinus pusillus
Megalopinus mexicanus
speciesMegalopinus mexicanus
Megalopinus modestus
speciesMegalopinus modestus
Megalopinus morator
speciesMegalopinus morator
Megalopinus impressus
speciesMegalopinus impressus
Megalopinus lingafelteri
speciesMegalopinus lingafelteri
Megalopinus billi
speciesMegalopinus billi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 251158.