Stephens, 1832 : 107
Ganglbauer, 1895 : 109
Reitter, 1909 : 41
Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926 : 712
Scheerpeltz, 1934 : 1664
Blackwelder, 1952 : 67
Atemeles Dillwyn, 1829
Lohse 1974 : 228
Atemeles paradoxa Gravenhorst, 1806
Stephens, 1829 : 260
Blackwelder, 1952 : 174
Goniodes acuminata Stephens, 1829
Scheerpeltz, 1965 : 361
Hlaváċ, 2005 : 207
Pterygatemeles malaisei Scheerpeltz, 1965
Taxonomy of the myrmecophilous genus Lomechusa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Lomechusini) from China
Chen, Yong-Jie
Zhou, Hong-Zhang
Zootaxa
2007
1606
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Gravenhorst, 1806
Gravenhorst
1806
[238,617,1346,1372]
Insecta
Staphylinidae
Lomechusa
Animalia
Coleoptera
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Arthropoda
genus
Synonymy: Atemeles Dillwyn, 1829: 63; Westwood, 1838: 48 ( typedesignation); Kraatz, 1856: 112; Thomson, 1860: 243; Wasmann, 1896: 253; Fenyes, 1920: 302. ( Typespecies: Lomechusa paradoxa Gravenhorst, 1806, subsequently designated by Westwood, 1838: 48)
Atemeles Stephens, 1832: 107; Ganglbauer, 1895: 109; Reitter, 1909: 41; Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 712; Scheerpeltz, 1934: 1664; Blackwelder, 1952: 67(listed as synonymic homonym of Atemeles Dillwyn, 1829); Lohse 1974: 228. ( Typespecies: Atemeles paradoxa Gravenhorst, 1806). Goniodes Stephens, 1829: 260( necNitzsch, 1818); Blackwelder, 1952: 174. ( Typespecies: Goniodes acuminata Stephens, 1829, by monotypy). Pterygatemeles Scheerpeltz, 1965: 361; Hlaváċ, 2005: 207(synonymy). ( Typespecies: Pterygatemeles malaisei Scheerpeltz, 1965, by monotypy)
Diagnosis.According to Hlaváč (2005), the genus Lomechusahas the following diagnosis: body robust, parallel-sided; antennae more or less robust; lacinia with 2–3 apical or subapical spines; pronotum variable in shape and size, transverse and dull, usually with some depressions and microsculpture on dorsal surface, hypomeron large; elytra with sparse and very fine pubescence, hind corners well defined or absent; bases of pronotum and elytra lacking black erect setae.
Distribution.The genus is distributed throughout the whole Palaearctic and the northern part of the Oriental region.