Life Insecta Coleoptera Staphylinoidea Staphylinidae Staphylininae

750x478 (~73Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 13.8.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov decorus? rotundifolia? det. D. Smirnov

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

• Philonthus lepidus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus lepidus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus rectangulus Sharp, 1874

  • Philonthus rectangulus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus discoideus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus discoideus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus salinus Kiesenwetter, 1844

  • Philonthus salinus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus quisquiliarius (Gyllenhal, 1810)

  • Philonthus quisquiliarius; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus corvinus Erichson, 1839

  • Philonthus corvinus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus sanguinolentus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus sanguinolentus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus binotatus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus binotatus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus ventralis (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus ventralis; [Bert Gustafsson]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • ventralis (= Quedius truncicola); Aragona, 1830
• Philonthus intermedius (Lacordaire, 1835)

  • Philonthus intermedius; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus laminatus (Creutzer, 1799)

  • Philonthus laminatus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus politus (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Philonthus politus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus succicola Thomson, 1860

  • Philonthus succicola; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus addendus Sharp, 1867

  • Philonthus addendus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus cyanipennis (Fabricius, 1792)

  • Philonthus cyanipennis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus caerulescens (Lacordaire, 1835)

  • Philonthus caerulescens; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus nitidus (Fabricius, 1787)

  • Philonthus nitidus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus spinipes Sharp, 1874

  • Philonthus spinipes; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus rotundicollis (Menetries, 1832)

  • Philonthus rotundicollis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus temporalis Mulsant & Rey, 1853

  • Philonthus temporalis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus tenuicornis Mulsant & Rey, 1853

  • Philonthus tenuicornis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus decorus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus decorus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus cognatus (Stephens, 1832)

  • Philonthus cognatus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus mannerheimi Fauvel, 1869

  • Philonthus mannerheimi; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus cruentatus (Gmelin, 1790)

  • Philonthus cruentatus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus confinis Strand, 1941

  • Philonthus isthmius Kangas, 1979

  • Philonthus confinis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus varians (Paykull, 1789)

  • Philonthus varians; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus pseudovarians Strand, 1941

  • Philonthus pseudovarians; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus jurgans Tottenham, 1937

  • Philonthus jurgans; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus marginatus (Ström, 1768) Laitakuntikas

  • Philonthus marginatus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus lederi Eppelsheim, 1893

  • Philonthus lederi; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus atratus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus atratus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus subvirescens Thomson, 1867

  • Philonthus subvirescens; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus nitidicollis (Lacordaire, 1835)

  • Philonthus nitidicollis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus carbonarius (Gravenhorst, 1810)

  • varius (Gyllenhal, 1810)

  • Philonthus carbonarius; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus alpinus Eppelsheim, 1875

  • Philonthus alpinus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus albipes (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus albipes; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus caucasius Nordmann, 1837

  • Philonthus caucasius; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus corruscus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus corruscus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus ebeninus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus ebeninus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus concinnus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • ochropus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus concinnus; [Bert Gustafsson]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • ?concinnus (= Xylodromus brunneipennis); Marsham, 1802
• Philonthus rufipes (Stephens, 1832)

  • Philonthus rufipes; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus debilis (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus debilis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus splendens (Fabricius, 1792)

  • Philonthus splendens; [Bert Gustafsson]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • ?splendens (= Mycetoporus nigricollis); Marsham, 1802

  identification uncertain 935x611 (~84Kb) Russia, Kaluga area, 2.5.2010 (35°45'E, 54°23'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

• Philonthus punctus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus punctus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus linki Solsky, 1866

  • Philonthus linki; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus fumarius (Gravenhorst, 1806)

  • Philonthus fumarius; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus umbratilis (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus umbratilis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus nigrita (Gravenhorst, 1806)

  • Philonthus nigrita; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus laevicollis (Lacordaire, 1835)

  • Philonthus laevicollis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus montivagus Heer, 1839

  • Philonthus montivagus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus longicornis (Stephens, 1832)

  • Philonthus longicornis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus coprophilus (Jarrige, 1949)

  • Philonthus coprophilus; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus parvicornis (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • agilis (Gravenhorst, 1806)

  • Philonthus parvicornis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus rubripennis (Stephens, 1832)

  • Philonthus rubripennis; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus furcifer (Renkonen, 1937)

  • Philonthus furcifer; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus micans (Gravenhorst, 1802)

  • Philonthus micans; [Bert Gustafsson]
• Philonthus micantoides (Benick & Lohse, 1956)

  • Philonthus micantoides; [Bert Gustafsson]

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