PSEUDOPLANDRIINA HANLEY, 2002

Hanley, Rodney S., 2003, Generic revision of the staphylinid beetle tribe Hoplandriini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 138 (1), pp. 83-140 : 130

SUBTRIBE PSEUDOPLANDRIINA HANLEY, 2002 A

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Pseudoplandriina Hanley, 2002a:301 . Hanley, in press b.

Type-genus: Pseudoplandria Fenyes, 1921 .

Diagnosis: In addition to the characters of the tribe, this subtribe is characterized by a 5-5-5 tarsal formula; a very long ligula, length to width ratio greater than 2.0; mesosternum with a distinct carina. Males typically have a more or less broad carina on the medioapical region of the elytra.

Comments: This subtribe consists of one genus, Pseudoplandria , with 71 described species primarily distributed throughout the Oriental Region (one species is described from Japan). Most species are known only from type specimens. The habits and food preferences of members of this lineage are completely unknown .