The genus Oropodes is characterized and revised with 18 species being treated. Members of this genus are found in temperate forests to desert brush lands from Oregon to Baja California, but are associated primarily with dry forests and shrub lands of California. Keys to males and Females, where known, are provided. Seven species are redescribed: O. arcaps (California), O. dybasi (Oregon), O. ishii (California), O. nuclere (California), O. orbiceps (California), O. rumseyensis (California), O. yollabolly (California). The name Oropodes raffrayi (California) is raised from synonymy and the species is redescribed, stat. n. Ten new species are described: O. aalbui (California), O. bellorum (California), O. casson (California), O. chumash (California), O. esselen (California), O. hardyi (California), O. serrano (California), O. tataviam (California), O. tongva (California), and O. tipai (Baja California, Mexico), stat. n. These species are
placed into three species groups: the arcaps-group, the orbiceps-group, and the raffrayi-group. Data for a new record of Euplecterga fideli are given, and a list of the unassociated Oropodes Females with distinctive genitalia is included with their label data.
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A taxonomic revision of the New World genus Oropodes Casey (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)
ZooKeys
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Article
Publication Date
11-1-2011
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Pensoft Publishers
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Citation Information
Chandler DS, Caterino MS (2011) A taxonomic revision of the New World genus Oropodes Casey (Coleoptera,
Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae). In: Erwin T (Ed) Proceedings of a symposium honoring the careers of Ross and Joyce Bell and
their contributions to scientific work. Burlington, Vermont, 12–15 June 2010. ZooKeys 147: 425–477. doi: 10.3897/
zookeys.147.2072
Originally published open access. Published version found here: http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/2072/a-taxonomic-revision-of-the-new-world-genus-oropodes-casey-coleoptera-staphylinidae-pselaphinae-