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Fam, Staphylinidae. (Rove beetles) (PI. V, Fig. 64) Look like earwigs.
Short elytra cover fully developed wings. Antennae long 10-11 jointed,
abdomen long exposed, Small, brightly coloured. Breed in decaying
organic matter e.g. dung, dead animals etc. Some predaceous. Life not
known fully. Larvae of 3 types. Pupae like those of lepidoptera but
exposed. About 20,000 species described, less than 600 in India, about 50
in Maharashtra.
T. exiguus, Cylindrical, black, lustrous, legs brown or yellowish. L. 1.5
mm. Found in vicinity of water. Oxytelus spp. Black, shining, elytra
yellow, legs brownish, L, 1.5 to 3 mm. frequent dung, carrion, rotton fruit
etc. P. cornutus.
Black, elytra brownish, black at base and sides. Legs brownish yellow.
L. 3-4 mm. Sfenus spp. Shining, black, parts brownish or reddish. L. 3-6
mm. Pinophilus spp. Black, abdomenal margins, antennae, legs reddish. L.
6-10 mm. D. dimidiatus. Shining red, elytra, apex of abdomen black. L. 8
mm. Paederus spp. Shining red and blue black. L. 9 mm. or less. Astenus
spp. Elongate, narrow, red and black, 3-5 mm. Scopaeus spp. Yellow, red
and black. L. 3-4 mm. S. indicum. Reddish yellow, elytra brownish, L, 4-
5 mm. Cryptobium spp. Elongate, depressed, red and black, antennae
yellow, L. parumpunctatus. Brown, antennae reddish, legs yellowish. L. 6-
7 mm. Philonthus spp. Black, inner borders of elytra, legs, antennae
reddish. L. varies from 4-5 mm. to 9-12 mm. P, aenci- pennis. Black,
elytra green, legs reddish. L. 8 mm. S. semipurpureus.
Black with violet reflex, golden pubescence on elytra, 2 stripes on
abdomen. L-23 mm. Discoxenus spp. Reddish, L. 2-3 mm. T. heimi.
Brown, apex of abdomen yellow. L. 2 ram. and Dory- loxenus spp,
Reddish yellow, black anal end, L. 2.5 mm. all live in termites nests. A.
impressicollis. Reddish, abdomen black with yellowish bands. L. 3 ram. in
termite nests. Zyras spp. Black, thorax red, legs reddish yellow. L, 3-8
mm. D. heimi. Shining brown, blackish markings. L. 2.2 mm.
FAUNA 480