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Keys to genera and species of the tribe Lomechusini Fleming are provided. A review of Myrmoecia Mulsant and Rey (1 sp.), Zyras Stephens (1 sp.), and Xenodusa Wasmann (2 spp.) recorded in British Columbia is presented. The following is provided for each species: a morphological diagnosis, distribution, information about habitat and methods of collection, key references, colour images of the habitus, and black and white images of the genitalia (median lobe of the aedeagus, spermatheca) and terminal segments of both sexes.
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Klimaszewski, J. et al. (2020). Tribe Lomechusini Fleming, 1821. In: Aleocharine Rove Beetles of British Columbia: A Hotspot of Canadian Biodiversity (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36174-7_22
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