Acrotona Thomson 1859
- Dataset
- A taxonomic review of Korean Acrotona Thomson with a description of new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Coleoptera
- family
- Staphylinidae
- genus
- Acrotona
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Members of the genus Acrotona can be distinguished from other athetine genera by combination of the following characters: body fusiform, more or less convex dorso-ventrally; infraorbital carina complete; pronotum transverse, widest behind middle, pubescence directed posteriorly in midline in most; hypomera invisible in lateral aspect; mesoventral process beyond middle of mesocoxal cavities; metatarsomere 1 – 4 subequal in length; abdomen narrow apically, with conspicuous macrosetae; segmental margins of abdomen minutely crenulate; abdominal tergites III – V impressed in basal region, VII longer than VI; bursa of spermatheca more or less spherical and extended to elongate neck, duct regularly coiled posteriorly and often with swelled apex (Fenyes, 1920; Yosii & Sawada, 1976; Seevers, 1978; Lohse et al., 1990; Klimaszewski 1 et al., 2015).
discussion
Remarks. Acrotona is very similar to Mocyta Mulsant & Rey and Strigota Casey, but can be distinguished by the diagnosis above and a key distinguishing the genera presented by Klimaszewski et al. (2015).
distribution
Distribution. Worldwide.