Decarthron Explained

Decarthron is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 20 described species in Decarthron.

Species

These 25 species belong to the genus Decarthron:

• Decarthron abnorme (LeConte, 1849)
• Decarthron anneae Park, 1958
• Decarthron brendeli Casey, 1887
• Decarthron brundeli Casey
• Decarthron defectum Park, 1958
• Decarthron discolor Brendel, 1890
• Decarthron exiguum Notman, 1920
• Decarthron exsectum Brendel, 1865
• Decarthron formiceti (LeConte, 1849)
• Decarthron howdeni Park, 1956
• Decarthron inusitatum Park, 1958
• Decarthron justum Park, 1958
• Decarthron laurenticum Casey, 1897
• Decarthron longulum (LeConte, 1849)
• Decarthron marinum Brendel, 1893
• Decarthron mimicum Park, 1958
• Decarthron nigrocavum Park, 1958
• Decarthron reciprocum Park, 1958
• Decarthron rostratum Park, 1958
• Decarthron scarificatum Brendel, 1893
• Decarthron setosum Bowman, 1934
• Decarthron snowi Park, 1958
• Decarthron stigmosum Brendel, 1865
• Decarthron varicum Park, 1958
• Decarthron velutinum (LeConte, 1849)

Further reading

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