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Omalium

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Omalium is a genus of ocellate rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least 70 described species in Omalium.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omalium, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3262280	https://www.gbif.org/species/3262280
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	209576	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=209576

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Omalium

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
-	Aparaglossata
-	Coleopterida	Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
order	Coleoptera	Linnaeus 1758
suborder	Polyphaga	Emery 1886
infraorder	Staphyliniformia	Lameere 1900
superfamily	Staphylinoidea	Latreille 1802
family	Staphylinidae	Latreille 1802
subfamily	Omaliinae	MacLeay 1825
tribe	Omaliini	MacLeay 1825
genus	Omalium	Gravenhorst 1802

Scientific Name

Omalium Gravenhorst, 1802

Name Published In

Gravenhorst, Johann L. C. 1802. Coleoptera microptera brunsvicensia nec non exoticorum quotquot exstant in collectionibus entomologorum brunsvicensium in genera familias et species distribuit. Carolum Reichard, Brunsuigae.: i–lxvi; 1–206.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Omalium	genus	belongs to Coleoptera	stated with evidence	Gravenhorst, 1802
Omalium	genus	belongs to Staphylinidae	stated with evidence	Wickham, 1913
Omalium	genus	belongs to Omaliini	stated with evidence	Herman, 2001

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (33%)

First Recorded Appearance

37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. L. C. Gravenhorst. 1802. Coleoptera Microptera Brunsvicensia nec non Exoticorum Quotquot Exstant in Collectionibus Entomologorum Brunsvicensium in Genera Familias et Species Distribuit

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omalium

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Omalium algarum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium allardii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium alticola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium altivagans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium amicale species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium antiquorum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Omalium asperatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium assingi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium asturicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium balassogloi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium beesoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium blattoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium boreale species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium bucharicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium bulgaricum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium caesum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium cantabricum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium cariosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium cerrutii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium chinese species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium cinnamomeum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium collare species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium crassicorne species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium cribriceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium cribrum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium cursor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium curtipenne species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium deubeli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium diffine species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium doderoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium ectopia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium escayraci species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium espanoli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium excavatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium exiguum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium falsum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium ferrugineum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium foraminosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium fucicola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium funebre species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium fuscum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium gartneri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium henroti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium hibernum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium hilare species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium holtzi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium humerale species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium hypsibioticum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium imitator species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium italicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium jamesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium japonicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium kabakovi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium kruegeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium laborium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium lacki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium laeviusculum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium laticolle species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium latum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium littorale species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium lokayi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium longicorne species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium malayanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium marginatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium mesomelas species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium meximontanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium minus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium monticola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium monticulum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium muensteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium neomexicanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium nigriceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium nigrum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium niponense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium ocellatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium oxyacanthae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium parallelicolle species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium personatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium plagiatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium poggii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium protogaeae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	12.7 Ma Miocene	12.7 Ma Miocene
Omalium punicantipenne species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium quadripenne species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium repandum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium rhodicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium riparium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium rivulare species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium rugatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium rugipenne species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium rugulipenne species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium saulcyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium scabrum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium scapulare species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium schuberti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium sculpticolle species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium secretum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium septentrionis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium seriatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium shibatai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium sogai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium strigicolle species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium subrugosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium subsolanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium taschkentense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium tenue species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium theveneti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium turcicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium validum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium vaulogeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium wunderlei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium xambeui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omalium xizangense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Ochthexenus Motschulsky, 1860	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : *Ochthexenus*
Homalium Gravenhorst, 1802	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : *Homalium*
Homalium Ljungh, 1804	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : *Homalium*
Homalium Agassiz, 1846	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : *Homalium*
Homalium Gemminger & Harold, 1868	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : *Homalium*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1802	Omalium Gravenhorst p. 111
1913	Homalium Wickham p. 11
2001	Omalium Herman p. 498
2011	Omalium Bouchard et al. p. 176

References

Gravenhorst J. L. C. , Coleoptera Microptera Brunsvicensia nec non Exoticorum Quotquot Exstant in Collectionibus Entomologorum Brunsvicensium in Genera Familias et Species Distribuit, 1-206

Wickham H. F. (1913) Fossil Coleoptera from the Wilson Ranch near Florissant, Colorado, Bulletins from the Laboratory of Natural History of the State University of Iowa 6 4, 3-29

Herman L. H. (2001) Catalog of the Staphylinidae (Insecta, Coleoptera): 1758 to the end of the second millennium. I. Introduction, history, biographical sketches, and omaliine group, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 265, 1-650

Bouchard P., Bousquet Y., et al (2011) Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, 1-972

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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Col. Micropt. Brunsvic. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Gravenhorst, J.L.C. (1802). Coleoptera microptera brunsvicensia nec non exoticorum quotquot exstant in collectionibus entomologorum brunsvicensium in genera familias et species distribuit. Reichard: Brunsuigae. 206pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Haghebaert, G. (1989). Coleoptera from marine habitats, in: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). Proceedings of the Symposium "Invertebrates of Belgium". pp. 301-308 - via World Register of Marine Species

Frank, H.; Ahn, K.-J. (2011). Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history. ZooKeys. 107: 1-98. - via World Register of Marine Species

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - via World Register of Marine Species

Macfarlane, R.P.; Maddison, P.A.; Andrew, I.G.; Berry, J.A.; Johns, P.M.; Hoarre, R.J.B.; Larivière, M.; Greenslade, P.; Henderson, R.C.; Smithers, C.N.; Palma, R.L.; Ward, J.B.; Pilgrim, R.L.C.; Towns, D.R.; McLellan, I.; Teulon, D.A.J.; Hitchings, T.R.; Eastop, V.F.; Martin, N.A.; Fletcher, M.J.; Stufkens, A.W.; Dale, P.J.; Burckhardt, D.; Buckley, T.R. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, insects. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. pp. 233-467. - via World Register of Marine Species

Gustafsson, B. (Col.) (2004) Catalogus Coleopterorum Sueciae. Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm, Excelfil hämtad från http://www.nrm.se/en/catalogus.html.se. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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