Coprophilini Heer, 1839

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 : 222

Tribe Coprophilini Heer, 1839

0763. Homalotrichus Solier, 1849: 321 Type species: Homalotrichus striatus Solier, 1849 Sharpia Fauvel, 1878c: 488 [synonymized by Fauvel 1900b: 189] Type species: Sharpia banksi Fauvel, 1878 Toxoderus Fauvel, 1900b: 189 [synonymized by Herman 1970a: 368] Type species: Sharpia banksi Fauvel, 1878

8 species are included in this genus from South America. As with other genera of Coprophilini , most of the species are lacking strong internal sclerites in the aedeagi and species-specific female genitalia, therefore are very difficult to separate [György Makranczy, personal communication].

Characters/Description: Coiffait & Sáiz 1968: 415 (characters in key); Herman 1970a: 360 (characters in key), 368 (characters); Makranczy 2006: 103 (characters in key); Pérez et al. 2018: 385 (characters).

Key: Coiffait & Sáiz 1968: 417 (Chilean species).

Distribution.

South America: Peru, Chile, Argentina.

Other regions: Australian.