Scydmaenini Leach, 1815

Asenjo, Angélico, Irmler, Ulrich, Klimaszewski, Jan, Chandler, Donald S., Fierros-López, Hugo Eduardo & Vieira, Juliana S., 2019, Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Latin America: synopsis, annotated catalog, diversity and distribution, Zootaxa 4621 (1), pp. 1-406 : 244-246

Tribe Scydmaenini Leach, 1815

0824. Scydmaenus Latreille, 1802: 116

Type species: Pselaphus hellwigii Paykull, 1800 nec Herbst, 1792

Subgenera:

Afroscydmaenus H. Franz, 1963: 5

Type species: Scydmaenus mariusi H. Franz, 1963

Agathelor L.W. Schaufuss, 1884: 420

Type species: Agathelor deplanatum L.W. Schaufuss, 1884

Androscydmaenus H. Franz, 1980d: 691

Type species: Scydmaenus pilosissimus H. Franz, 1961

Androscydmus Newton in Newton & H. Franz, 1998: 152

Type species: Scydmaenus densepunctatus H. Franz, 1992

Androscydmaenus H. Franz, 1992: 870 [synonymized by Newton in Newton & H. Franz 1998: 152]

Type species: Scydmaenus densepunctatus H. Franz, 1992

Archiscydmaenus H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz, 1998: 152 [*]

Type species: Scydmaenus huijbregtsi H. Franz, 1985

Palaeoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1985b: 109 [synonymized by H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz 1998: 152]

Type species: Scydmaenus huijbregtsi H. Franz, 1985

Armatoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1971: 100 [*]

Type species: Scydmaenus regularis L.W. Schaufuss, 1889

Breviclavatoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1994a: 63 [*]

Type species: Scydmaenus kavacanus H. Franz, 1994

Choleropsis H. Franz, 1975: 291

Type species: Heterognathus gracilis King, 1864

Cholerus Thomson, 1859: 62 [*]

Type species: Pselaphus hellwigii Herbst, 1792

Mastigus Illiger, 1802: 296 [synonymized by Newton in Newton & H. Franz 1998: 152]

Type species: Pselaphus hellwigii Herbst, 1792

Conoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1980c: 68 [*]

Type species: Scydmaenus unicornis H. Franz, 1980

Corbulifer H. Franz, 1975: 286

Type species: Scydmaenus tamborinensis H. Franz, 1975

Eustemmoides H. Franz, 1958a: 3

Type species: Scydmaenus alluvialis H. Franz, 1958

Eustemmus Reitter, 1882c: 582

Type species: Scydmaenus antidotus Schaum, 1841

Geoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1961: 177

Type species: Scydmaenus pullus H. Franz, 1961

Heteroeustemmus H. Franz, 1971: 97

Type species: Eumicrus atrorufus Fauvel, 1889

Heteromicrus H. Franz, 1975: 300 [*]

Type species: Scydmaenus mirus H. Franz, 1975

Kingius H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz, 1998: 153

Type species: Heterognathus carinatus King, 1864

Heterognathus King, 1864: 96 [synonymized by H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz 1998: 153]

Type species: Heterognathus carinatus King, 1864

Mascarensia H. Franz, 1972: 11

Type species: Scydmaenus spinipes H. Franz, 1972

Mimoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1986b: 967

Type species: Scydmaenus chiangmaii H. Franz, 1986

Nepaloscydmaenus H. Franz, 1973: 118

Type species: Scydmaenus ghokarnae H. Franz, 1973

Paraeustemmus H. Franz, 1955: 1051

Type species: Scydmaenus vividus Reitter, 1887

Parageoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1980c: 69 [*]

Type species: Scydmaenus baloghi H. Franz, 1980

Parallomicrus H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz, 1998: 153

Type species: Scydmaenus rufus Müller & Kunze, 1822

Allomicrus H. Franz, 1975: 284 [synonymized by H. Franz in Newton & H. Franz 1998: 153]

Type species: Scydmaenus rufus Müller & Kunze, 1822

Parascydmaenus Jeannel & Paulian, 1945: 125

Type species: Scydmaenus spathifer Reitter, 1907

Pseudeumicrus Jeannel & Paulian, 1945: 126

Type species: Scydmaenus tachyoryctidis Jeannel & Paulian, 1945

Scottiscydmaenus H. Franz, 1975: 277

Type species: Scydmaenus lodoiceae Scott, 1922

Scydmaenus Latreille, 1802: 116 [*]

Type species: Pselaphus hellwigii Paykull, 1800 nec Herbst, 1792

Acholerops Casey, 1897: 535 [synonymized by H. Franz 1985c: 182]

Type species: Acholerops retrusa Casey, 1897

Alaudula L.W. Schaufuss, 1889: 31 [synonymized by Vít 2008: 265]

Type species: Alaudula rectispina L.W. Schaufuss, 1889

Clavigeroscydmus H. Franz, 1986: 374 [synonymized by Jałoszyński 2016c: 462]

Type species: Clavigeroscydmus corticariaeformis H. Franz, 1986

Eumicrus Laporte, 1832: 395 [synonymized by Reitter 1885d: 58]

Type species: Scydmaenus tarsatus Müller & Kunze, 1822

Ensimus Thomson, 1859: 62 [Newton & H. Franz 1998: 154]

Type species: Scydmaenus tarsatus Müller & Kunze, 1822

Microstemma Motschulsky, 1858c: 57 [Newton & H. Franz 1998: 154]

Type species: Scydmaenus tarsatus Müller & Kunze, 1822

Pseudomicrus Motschulsky, 1863: 425 [synonymized by Newton & H. Franz 1998: 154]

Type species: Scydmaenus alatus Nietner, 1856

Seychellinus H. Franz, 1986c: 359

Type species: Scydmaenus insularum Scott, 1922

Termitoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1980a: 55

Type species: Scydmaenus kistneri H. Franz, 1980

Trapezoscydmaenus H. Franz, 1986c: 366

Type species: Scydmaenus cavipennis Peyerimhoff, 1939

118 species are included in this genus from Latin America.

Characters/Description: Casey 1897: 470 (characters); H. Franz 1980c: 69 (characters subgenus Scydmaenus ), 70 (characters in key of subgenera Parageoscydmaenus and Scydmaenus ); Jałoszyński 2016c: 455 (characters); Jałoszyński 2016f: 135 (characters), 139 (characters in key).

Key: Reitter & Croissandeau 1890: 219 (some Brazilian species); H. Franz 1980c: 70 (species of the Latin America); H. Franz 1986a: 10 (Venezuelan species); H. Franz 1993b: 28 (South American species); H. Franz 1993c: 226 (Southern Brazilian species); H. Franz 1994a: 65 (species of subgenus Breviclavatoscydmaenus of the alluvial plains of Orinoco and Amazon river); H. Franz 1994b: 334 (Mexican species); H. Franz 1995: 52 (species of the Central America).

Distribution.

West Indies: Cuba, Domincan Republic, US Virgin Isl., Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Martinique.

Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.

South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Ecuador, Galapagos Isl., Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina.

Other regions: Nearctic, Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Madagascan, Oriental, Australian, Oceanic.