The Neotropical species of the genus Osorius Guérin-Meneville, 1829 with remarks to the Neotropical Osoriid complex (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae).

Abstract

As a result of review studies on the Neotropical Osorius complex a key to the Neotropical genera of the tribe Osoriini is provided, which includes the new genus Antillosorius with 18 described species from the West Indies. New records of the two species Ouloglene barberi Notman, 1925 and Oryssoma schwarzi Notman, 1925 are given. In total, 35 species of the genus Osorius are described or redescribed. Eight new species have been found in the collections studied. These are: O. verhaaghi, O. paganus, O. venezuelanus, O. pusillus, O. ashei, O. tschirnhausi, O. guianensis, O. continentalus. The ecology of the species and zoogeographic distributions are discussed.

Nomenclatural Acts

biarmatus (Darlington, 1927) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius biarmatus Darlington, 1927
buscki (Notman, 1925) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius buscki Notman, 1925
cautis (Darlington, 1937) (Antillosorius), comb.nov. hitherto Osorius cautis Darlington, 1937
crenulifrons (Notman, 1925) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius crenulifrons Notman, 1925
cubensis (Blackwelder, 1943) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius cubensis Blackwelder, 1943
daemon (Darlington, 1937) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius daemon Darlington, 1937
darlingtoni (Blackwelder, 1943) (Antillosorius), comb.nov. hitherto Osorius darlingtoni Blackwelder, 1943
fratellus (Darlington, 1937) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius fratellus Darlington, 1937
hirtilabris (Bernhauer, 1915) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius hirtilabris Bernhauer, 1915
hubbardi (Notman, 1925) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius hubbardi Notman, 1925
manni (Notman, 1925) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius manni Notman, 1925
mediocris (Darlington, 1937) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius mediocris Darlington, 1925
oriente (Blackwelder, 1943) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius oriente Blackwelder, 1943
regulus (Darlington, 1937) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius regulus Darlington, 1937
salutator (Darlington, 1937) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius salutator Darlington, 1937
socors (Darlington, 1937) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius socors Darlington, 1937
strictus (Blackwelder, 1943) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius strictus Blackwelder,1943
turquinus (Blackwelder, 1943) (Antillosorius), comb. nov. hitherto Osorius turquinus Blackwelder,1943
ashei Irmler, 2010 (Osorius), spec. nov.
asymetricus Fauvel, 1901 (Osorius), syn. nov. of Osorius brasiliensis Guérin, 1829
continentalus Irmler, 2010 (Osorius), spec. nov.
guianensis Irmler, 2010 (Osorius), spec. nov.
laevigatus Sharp, 1887 (Osorius), syn. nov. of Osorius dubius Sharp, 1887
latimargo Bernhauer, 1908 (Osorius), syn. nov. of Osorius nitens Sharp, 1876
paganus Irmler, 2010 (Osorius), spec. nov.
pusillus Irmler, 2010 (Osorius), spec. nov.
simplex Sharp, 1876 (Osorius), syn. nov. of Osorius nitens Sharp, 1876
tschirnhausi Irmler, 2010 (Osorius), spec. nov.
venezuelanus Irmler, 2010 (Osorius), spec. nov.
verhaaghi Irmler, 2010 (Osorius), spec. nov.
Antillosorius Irmler, 2010 (Staphylinidae), gen. nov.