Black Rock Forest project

Staphylinid beetles of the Black Rock Forest Preserve, New York

A checklist of staphylinid beetles of the Black Rock Forest Preserve.

The Black Rock Forest is a 1500 ha preserve located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 80 km north of New York City. The list below is a result of my survey conducted at the preserve.

 

Subfamily
 
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Genus

Species
Author
Omaliinae
 
 
     
 
1
Brathinus varicornis LeConte, 1852
 
2
 
Omalium rivulare (Paykull, 1789)
 
3
 
Arpedium schwarzi Fauvel, 1878
 
4
 
Lesteva pallipes LeConte, 1863
 
5
 
Boreaphilus henningianus C.R.Sahlberg, 1834
Phloeocharinae
 
 
     
 
6
 
Charhyphus picipennis (LeConte, 1863)
Oxytelinae
 
 
     
 
7
 
Anotylus nanus (Erichson, 1840)
Oxyporinae
 
 
     
 
8
 
Oxyporus rufipennis LeConte, 1863
Steninae
 
 
     
 
9
 
Stenus colonus Erichson, 1840
 
10
 
Stenus mammops Casey, 1884
 
11
 
Stenus pudicus Casey, 1884
 
12
 
Stenus schwarzi Casey, 1884
 
13
 
Stenus cf. ageus Casey, 1884
Paederinae
 
 
     
 
14
 
Paederus littorarius Gravenhorst, 1806
 
15
 
Astenus americanus Casey, 1905
 
16
 
Pseudomedon thoracicus Casey, 1905
 
17
 
Sunius confluentus (Say, 1834)
 
18
 
Lathrobium armatum Say, 1834
 
19
 
Pseudolathra collare (Erichson, 1840)
 
20
 
Lathrobium confusum LeConte, 1880
 
21
 
Lathrobium debile LeConte, 1880
 
22
 
Lathrobium fauveli Duvivier, 1883
 
23
 
Lathrobium sparsellum Casey, 1905
 
24
 
Lathrobium tenue LeConte, 1863
 
25
 
Tetartopeus sp.  
 
26
 
Scopaeus ventralis Casey, 1905
 
27
 
Scopaeus sp.  
Staphylininae
 
 
     
 
28
Nudobius cephalus (Say, 1834)
 
29
 
Lithocharodes longicollis (LeConte, 1863)
 
30
 
Neohypnus beckeri Smetana, 1982
 
31
 
Erichsonius parcus (Horn, 1884)
 
32
 
Erichsonius patella (Horn, 1884)
 
33
 
Erichsonius rosellus Frank, 1975
 
34
 
Gabrius fallaciosus (Horn, 1884)
 
35
Gabrius ovaliceps (Fall, 1930)
 
36
 
Hesperus apicalis (Say, 1830)
 
37
Philonthus caeruleipennis (Mannerheim, 1830)
 
38
 
Bisnius blandus (Gravenhorst, 1806)
 
39
Laetulonthus laetulus (Say, 1834)
 
40
 
Ontholestes cingulatus (Gravenhorst, 1802)
 
41
 
Platydracus cinnamopterus (Gravenhorst, 1802)
 
42
Platydracus violaceus (Gravenhorst, 1802)
 
43
 
Acylophorus caseyi Leng, 1920
 
44
 
Hemiquedius ferox (LeConte, 1878)
 
45
 
Quedius cruentus (Olivier, 1794)
Tachyporinae
 
 
     
 
46
 
Bryoporus rufescens LeConte, 1863
 
47
 
Carphacis intrusus (Horn, 1877)
 
48
Coproporus ventriculus (Say, 1834)
 
49
 
Lordithon cinctus (Gravenhorst, 1802)
 
50
 
Lordithon facilis (Casey, 1884)
 
51
 
Lordithon thoracicus venustus (Melsheimer, 1846)
 
52
 
Mycetoporus consors LeConte, 1863
 
53
 
Sepedophilus cinctulus (Erichson, 1839)
 
54
 
Sepedophilus littoreus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
55
 
Tachyporus nimbicola Campbell, 1979
 
56
 
Nitidotachinus scrutator (Gemminger & Harold, 1868)
 
57
 
Tachinus fimbriatus Gravenhorst, 1802
 
58
 
Tachinus fumipennis (Say, 1834)
 
59
 
Tachinus luridus Erichson, 1840
 
60
 
Tachinus minimus Campbell, 1973
 
61
 
Tachinus tachyporoides Horn, 1877
Aleocharinae
 
 
     
 
62
 
Deinopsis rapida Casey, 1911
 
63
 
Myllaena audax Casey, 1911
 
64
 
Myllaena cuneata Notman, 1920
 
65
 
Myllaena insipiens Casey, 1911
 
66
 
Myllaena ludificans Casey, 1911
 
67
 
Gyrophaena affinis C.R.Sahlberg, 1834
 
68
 
Gyrophaena flavicornis Melsheimer, 1846
 
69
 
Leptusa brevicollis Casey, 1893
 
70
 
Leptusa nanula Casey, 1893
 
71
 
Homalota sp.  
 
72
 
Placusa canadensis Klimaszewsky, 2001
 
73
 
Placusa despecta Erichson, 1839
 
74
 
Placusa tachyporoides (Waltl, 1838)
 
75
 
Placusa tacomae Casey, 1893
 
76
 
Euvira sp.  
 
77
 
Oxypoda acuminata (Stephens, 1832)
 
78
 
Oxypoda lucidula Casey, 1906
 
79
 
Oxypoda nigriceps Casey, 1893
 
80
 
Oxypoda perexilis Casey, 1906
 
81
 
Ischnopoda americana (Casey, 1906)
 
82
 
Acrotona scopula (Casey, 1893)
 
83
 
Acrotona smithi (Casey, 1910)
 
84
 
Acrotona subpygmaea (Bernhauer, 1909)
 
85
 
Acrotona vafra (Casey, 1910)
 
86
 
Atheta aemula (Erichson, 1839)
 
87
 
Atheta crenuliventris Bernhauer, 1907
 
88
 
Atheta inopia (Casey, 1910)
 
89
 
Atheta klagesi Bernhauer, 1909
 
90
 
Atheta maeklini Fenyes, 1920
 
91
 
Atheta modesta (Melsheimer, 1846)
 
92
 
Atheta obsequens Casey, 1911
 
93
 
Atheta pennsylvanica Bernhauer, 1907
 
94
 
Atheta phrenetica (Casey, 1910)
 
95
 
Atheta prudhoensis (Lohse, 1990)
 
96
 
Atheta unigena Casey, 1910
 
97
 
Atheta ventricosa Bernhauer, 1907
 
98
 
Schistoglossa approximata (Bernhauer, 1909)
 
99
 
Amischa sp.  
 
100
 
Micrearota versuta (Casey, 1910)
 
101
Geostiba appalachigena Gusarov, 2002
 
102
 
Philhygra finitima (Casey, 1910)

 Last updated: April 16, 2009

Published Nov. 20, 2014 10:19 AM