Meoticina Seevers, 1978

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 : 176-178

Subtribe Meoticina Seevers, 1978

0593. Alisalia Casey, 1911: 219

Type species: Alisalia brevipennis Casey, 1911

2 species are included in this genus from the West Indies.

Characters/Description: Ashe 2002b: 131 (characters in key).

Distribution.

West Indies: Haiti.

Other regions: Nearctic.

0594. Apimela Mulsant & Rey, 1873b: 4 Type species: Homalota macella Erichson, 1839 Apimela Mulsant & Rey, 1874c: 36 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 58] Type species: Homalota macella Erichson, 1839 Apimela Mulsant & Rey, 1875a: 74 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 58] Apimela Mulsant & Rey, 1875c: 48 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 58] Gyronychina Casey, 1911: 218 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 177] Type species: Calodera attenuata Casey, 1885

Gampsonycha Bernhauer, 1912b: 109 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 167]

Type species: Homalota pallens Mulsant & Rey, 1851

5 species are included in this genus from South America.

Characters/Description: Fenyes 1920: 316 (characters in key), 317 (characters), 318 (characters as Gampsonycha ), 319 (characters as Gyronychina ).

Distribution.

South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina.

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

0595. Bamona Sharp, 1883: 287

Type species: Bamona gracilis Sharp, 1883

8 species are included in this genus from Central America.

Characters/Description: Ashe 2002b: 131 (characters in key).

Distribution.

Central America: Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama.

Other regions: Nearctic.

0596. Gyronycha Casey, 1893: 372

Type species: Gyronycha valens Casey, 1893

3 species are included in this genus from Central and South America.

Characters/Description: Ashe 2002b: 125 (characters in key).

Distribution.

Central America: Guatemala.

South America: Colombia, Argentina.

Other regions: Nearctic.

0597. Meotica Mulsant & Rey, 1873d: 174

Type species: Meotica parasita Mulsant & Rey, 1873

Cryptusa Mulsant & Rey, 1873d: 176 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 113]

Type species: Meotica capitalis Mulsant & Rey, 1873

Cryptusa Mulsant & Rey, 1873b: 4 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 113]

Cryptusa Mulsant & Rey, 1874a: 30 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 113]

Cryptusa Mulsant & Rey, 1874c: 36 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 113]

Cryptusa Mulsant & Rey, 1875a: 100 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 113]

Cryptusa Mulsant & Rey, 1875c: 74 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 113]

Meotica Mulsant & Rey, 1873b: 4 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 238]

Meotica Mulsant & Rey, 1874a: 28 [ Newton & Thayer 2003]

Meotica Mulsant & Rey, 1874c: 36 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 238]

Meotica Mulsant & Rey, 1875c: 70 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 238]

Meotica Mulsant & Rey, 1875c: 96 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 238]

Sipaliella Casey, 1911: 159 [synonymized by Gusarov 2002a: 85]

Type species: Sipalia filaria Casey, 1911

3 species are included in this genus from Central and South America.

Characters/Description: Fenyes 1920: 252 (characters as Sipaliella ), 319 (characters).

Distribution.

Central America: Guatemala.

South America: Peru, Argentina.

Other regions: Nearctic, Palaearctic, Madagascan, Oriental.

Subtribe Microglottina Fenyes, 1918

0598. Haploglossa Kraatz, 1856b: 78

Type species: Aleochara villosula Stephens, 1832

Microglotta Kraatz, 1862a: 300 [synonymized by Blackwelder, 1952: 245]

Type species: Aleochara pulla Gyllenhal, 1827

1 species is included in this genus from Central America.

Characters/Description: Fenyes 1920: 391 (characters as Microglotta ); Klimaszewski & Ashe 1991: 410 (characters); Ashe 2002b: 125 (characters in key).

Distribution.

Central America: Mexico.

Other regions: Nearctic, Palaearctic.