Diglottini Jakobson 1909

Klimaszewski, Jan, Webster, Reginald, Assing, Volker & Savard, Karine, 2008, Diglotta mersa (Haliday) and Halobrecta flavipes Thomson, two new species for the Canadian fauna (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 175-188 : 178

Tribe Diglottini Jakobson 1909

Diagnosis

Tarsal formula 4-4-5 (most North American species) or 4-4-4 (European, African and Brazilian species) ( Lohse 1974; Haghebaert 1991; Ashe 2001; Caron and Ribeiro-Costa 2008); claws strong, scythe-like; glossae thin and extremely elongate, protruding beyond labrum ( Myllaena -like); labial palpi thin, strongly elongate, and stylate ( Fig. 1 ); maxillae elongate, maxillary lobes long, with scattered teeth on lacinia ( Fig. 1 ); eyes small ( Fig. 1 ); body form distinct ( Fig. 1 ).

Figures

Fig. 1. Diglotta mersa (Haliday) in dorsal view. Scale bar = 1 mm.