• Source: Jacobsoniidae

Jacobsoniidae are a family of tiny beetles belonging to Staphylinoidea. The larvae and adults live under bark, in plant litter, fungi, bat guano and rotten wood. There are around 28 described species in three genera:




Description


Members of this family have a small body size (0.7-2.1mm in length). Their bodies are narrow, and are four times as long as they are wide. They are often a yellowish-brown in color.




Ecology


Members of the group have primarily been found in leaf litter or in rotting wood, but some has have also been found in fungal fruting bodies or bat guano. The biology of members of this group is essentially unknown.




Taxonomy


Their taxonomic position has long been controversial, originally they were placed in Dermestoidea, before being considered Polyphaga incertae sedis. They were later placed in the Staphylinoidea, which is supported by characters of the wing venation as well as the morphology of the larval galea of the maxillae.




Distribution


Members of this family have been found in Alabama, Florida, South America, Central America, Polynesia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Asia.




Taxonomy


Genus Sarothrias Grouvelle, 1918 (India, Southeast Asia, China, Oceania)
Sarothrias amabilis Ślipiński & Löbl, 1995
Sarothrias audax Ślipiński & Löbl, 1995
Sarothrias bournei Ślipiński, 1986
†Sarothrias cretaceus Cai et al., 2017 (Cenomanian, Burmese amber)
Sarothrias crowsoni Löbl & Burckhardt, 1988
Sarothrias dimerus (Heller, 1926)
Sarothrias eximius Grouvelle, 1918
Sarothrias fijianus Löbl & Burckhardt, 1988
Sarothrias hygrophilus Pal, 1998
Sarothrias indicus Dajoz, 1978
Sarothrias lawrencei Löbl & Burckhardt, 1988
Sarothrias morokanus Poggi, 1991
Sarothrias pacificus Ślipiński & Löbl, 1995
Sarothrias papuanus Ślipiński, 1986
Sarothrias sinicus Bi & Chen, 2015
Sarothrias songi Yin & Bi, 2018
Genus Saphophagus Sharp, 1886 (New Zealand)
Saphophagus minutus Sharp, 1886
Genus Derolathrus Sharp, 1908 (Oceania, Macaronesia, North America, Mauritius, Indian subcontinent)
†Derolathrus abyssus Yamamoto & Parker, 2017 (Cenomanian, Burmese amber)
Derolathrus anophthalmus (Franz, 1969)
Derolathrus atomus Sharp, 1908
Derolathrus cavernicolus Peck, 2010
†Derolathrus capdoliensis Tihelka et al., 2022 (Cenomanian, Charentese amber)
Derolathrus ceylonicus (Sen Gupta, 1979)
†Derolathrus groehni Cai et al., 2016 (Eocene, Baltic amber)
Derolathrus insularis (Dajoz, 1973)
Derolathrus parvulus (Rücker, 1983)
Derolathrus sharpi Grouvelle, 1912
Derolathrus troglophilus (Sen Gupta, 1979)




References






External links


Jacobsoniidae at Fauna Europaea

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