''Maorothius ''is a genus of

rove beetles The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed. With over 66,000 species in thousands of genera, the g ...

in the family

Staphylinidae The rove beetles are a family (biology), family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed. With over 66,000 species in thousand ...

, subfamily

Staphylininae Staphylininae are a subfamily of rove beetles (family (biology), family Staphylinidae). They contain the typical rove beetles with their long but fairly robust blunt-headed and -tipped bodies and short elytra, as well as some more unusually-shape ...

Species

There are 20 species described in ''Maorothius.'' All species are found in New Zealand. * '' Maorothius adustus'' (Broun, 1880)'' * '' Maorothius brevispinosus'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius brookesi'' (Cameron, 1952) * '' Maorothius brouni'' (Steel, 1949) * '' Maorothius coalitus''(Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius dispar'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius effeminatus'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius hamifer'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius hammondi'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius insulanus'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius longispinosus'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius pectinatus'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius pubescens'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius puncticeps'' (Broun, 1894) * '' Maorothius setiger'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius solus'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius tonsor'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius torquatus'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius tridens'' (Assing, 2000) * '' Maorothius volans '' (Assing, 2000)

References

Staphylinidae genera Staphylininae {{staphylinidae-stub