Articerodes is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae. Species of Articerodes have been found within the Palearctic, Oriental, and Afrotropical biogeographic realms.[1] In the Oriental realm, four species were known, all from islands. The first examples found on the Asian mainland were discovered and described in 2008 by Dr. Shuhei Nomura, Dr. Watana Sakchoowong and Dr. Jariya Chanpaisaeng.[1]

Articerodes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Pselaphinae
Supertribe: Clavigeritae
Tribe: Clavigerini
Subtribe: Clavigeriodina
Genus: Articerodes
Raffray, 1890
Type species
Articerodes syriacus
(Sauley, 1865)
Species

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They are placed within subtribe Clavigeriodina due to their occipital carina, elytral pubescence, and composite tergite.[2] Members of Articerodes have three-segmented antennae.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Nomura, Shuhei; Sakchoowong, Watana; Chanpaisaeng, Jariya (2008-03-01). "Taxonomical Notes on the Southeast Asian Species of the Clavigerine Genus Articerodes (Insecta, Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)". Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series A, Zoology. 34 (1): 1. ISSN 1881-9052.
  2. ^ a b Yin, Zi-Wei; Hlaváč, Peter; Zhao, Mei-Jun (2011). "Contributions to the Knowledge of the Myrmecophilous Pselaphines (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) from China. V. Sinoclavigerodes yalianae gen. et sp. nov. (Clavigeritae) Associated with Anoplolepis gracilipes (Formicidae)". Sociobiology. 57 (1): 4.
  3. ^ a b c Löbl, Ivan; Löbl, Daniel (2015-08-14). Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea (2 vols): Revised and Updated Edition. BRILL. ISBN 9789004296855.