Oxytelus nigriceps

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Oxytelus nigriceps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Oxytelus
Species:
O. nigriceps
Binomial name
Oxytelus nigriceps
Kraatz, 1859

Oxytelus nigriceps is a species of rove beetle widely spread in Asia. It is found in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, [1] Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. [2] [3] [4]

Description

Male and female both having similar length of about 4.1 mm. [2]

References

  1. Lee, Seung-Il; Ahn, Kee-Jeong (2007). "The Korean Species of the Genus Oxytelus Gravenhorst (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)". Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity. pp. 21–33. doi:10.5635/KJSZ.2007.23.1.021 . Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  2. 1 2 Lü, Liang; Zhou, Hong-Zhang (2012-12-07). "Taxonomy of the genus Oxytelus Gravenhorst (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) from China". Zootaxa. p. 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3576.1.1 . Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. Lü, Liang; Zhou, Hong-Zhang (2015-07-30). "Revision of the genus Oxytelus Gravenhorst (Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) in Southeast Asia". Zootaxa. p. 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3992.1.1 . Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. "Biodiversity of Staphylinids in cropped area of the Punjab (Pakistan)" (PDF). Pak. J. Agri. Sci., Vol. 48(2), 125-128. Retrieved 2021-07-05.