Apocellus

Apocellus is a genus of spiny-legged rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 11 described species in Apocellus.[1][2][3]

Apocellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Staphylinidae
Tribe:	Oxytelini
Genus:	Apocellus Erichson, 1839

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Apocellus:

• Apocellus analis LeConte, 1877
• Apocellus andinus
• Apocellus bicolor Casey, 1885
• Apocellus brevipennis Casey, 1885
• Apocellus cognatus Sharp, 1887
• Apocellus crassicornis Casey, 1885
• Apocellus gracilicornis Casey, 1885
• Apocellus niger Casey, 1886
• Apocellus sphaericollis (Say, 1831)
• Apocellus stilicoides LeConte, 1877
• Apocellus ustulatus Erichson, 1840

References

1. "Apocellus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Apocellus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Apocellus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Frank, J. H.; Ahn, K. J. (2011). "Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history". ZooKeys (107): 1–98. doi:10.3897/zookeys.107.1651. PMC 3392188. PMID 22792029.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.

External links

• Media related to Apocellus at Wikimedia Commons