REVISION OF THE INTERTIDAL ALEOCHARINE GENUS TARPHIOTA (COLEOPTERA, STAPHYLINIDAE)

A systematic revision of the genus Tarphiota is presented. Tarphiota C asey is redescribed. Tarphiota fucicola and T. geniculata are redescri bed. Tarphiota pallidipes synonymized under T. fucicola. Lectotype and paralectotypes are designated for T. pallidipes, T. debilicollis, T. hirsutula, T. iota, T. insolita, T. litorina, and T. seditiosa from Ca sey's syntype series deposited in the NMNH. A key is provided for sepa ration of the known species of Tarphiota and illustrations of diagnost ic features are presented.