The Megalopsidiinae are a monogeneric subfamily of the Staphylinidae, which includes only the genus Megalopinus.[1] They 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.[2] Four species are found in North America: Megalopinus caelatus (Gravenhorst, 1802), Megalopinus punctatus (Erichson, 1840), Megalopinus rufipes (LeConte, 1863) and Megalopinus lingafelteri Mainda, 2023.
So far, 333 species are known from the entire New World.[3] From the Orientalis 74 (+ one fossil, Megalopinus extinctus Yamamoto & Solodovnikov, 2016, described from Burmese amber[4]) species are known.[5]
Megalopinus caelatus
M. caelatus
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^Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, FL. ix + 443 p.
^Leschen & Newton (2003). "Larval description, adult feeding behavior, and phylogenetic placement of Megalopinus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 57 (4): 469–493. doi:10.1649/586. S2CID 85394537.
^"Fossilworks: Megalopinus extinctus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^Mainda, Tobias (2022). "Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Megalopinus Eichelbaum, 1915 in the Oriental region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)" (PDF). Tropical Journal of Coleopterology. 3 (1): 45–54. doi:10.53716/jtc.3.1.7.2022.
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