Baeocera Erichson, 1845

Löbl, Ivan, 2018, A review of Scaphisomatini from Sulawesi, with descriptions of ten new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58 (1), pp. 151-165 : 152

Baeocera Erichson, 1845

The genus comprises 275 species distributed all over the world. Many are common in the forest floor litter, mainly in the subtropics and tropics. Only one species of Baeocera was known from Sulawesi, a second species is described below.

Key to Sulawesi species of Baeocera

1. Body length about 1.1 mm. Antennomere VI about as wide as antennomere IV. Elytra lacking basal striae. Lateral parts of metaventrite coarsely punctate. .......... ........................................... B. derougemonti Löbl, 1983

‒ Body length about 2 mm. Antennomere VI much wider than antennomere IV. Elytra with entire basal striae. Lateral parts of metaventrite appearing impunctate. .......................................... B. inoptata sp. nov.