Morion Latreille 1810

Morion spRecognition- Member taxa are typical of Morionini form, elongate, subpedunculate with moderately prominent temples. Morion species share the synapomorphic characteristics of Morionina but lack the more derived features found in Hyperion, Platynodes and Megamorio. More than half of the described species are treated in keys by Chaudoir (1880) and Allen (1968). Otherwise, regionally specific keys may used, e.g., those by Jeannel (1948), Darlington (1962) and Straneo (1958), but all lack some portion of the described taxa.

Distribution/Diversity- This pantropical genus includes 41 named species, though undoubtedly many more remain to be described.

Taxonomy/Systematics-The genus has been divided by into two subgenera (Jeannel 1948, Straneo 1952); Morion (s.str.) and Morion (Neomorion) Jeannel. A comprehensive study of this genus, especially the African and Oriental species, would be very beneficial. It seems likely that Morion will be found to be a grade at this level and Hyperion, Platynodes and Megamorio may be derived from it.

Biological information- Individuals are generally found in rotten logs and under loose bark. They often come to lights  and are do fly. As far as known they are predatory. Adults produce a potent spray of formic acid from their pydial glands.




Included Species:
Morion    angustus    Chaudoir
Morion    aridus    Allen
Morion    attenuatus    Barker
Morion    australis    Laporte de Castelnau
Morion    baloghi    Horvatovich
Morion    biroi    Horvatovich
Morion    bithynicus    Schauberger
Morion    boliviensis    Allen
Morion    boninensis    Dejean
Morion    brasiliensis    Dejean
Morion    brevior    Putzeys
Morion    caledoniae    Fauvel
Morion    congoensis    Straneo
Morion    constrictus    Chaudoir
Morion    cordatus    Chaudoir
Morion    costiger    Darlington
Morion    crassipes    Sloane
Morion    cucujoides    Walker
Morion    cyclomus    Chaudoir
Morion    dalbertisi    Chaudoir
Morion    doriae    Putzeys
Morion    germanus    Chaudoir
Morion    guineensis    Imhoff
Morion    humeratus    Chaudoir
Morion    japonicus    Bates
Morion    jordani    Csiki
Morion    lafertei    Guerin-Meneville
Morion    logipennis    Putzeys
Morion    longicollis    W.J.MacLeay
Morion    luzonicus    Chaudoir
Morion    monilicornis    (Latreille)
Morion    novaehollandiae    Laporte de Castelnau
Morion    olympicus    L.Redtenbacher
Morion    orientalis    Dejean
Morion    pachysomus    Chaudoir
Morion    parallelus    Klug
Morion    piceus    Laporte de Castelnau
Morion    polynesiae    Fairmaire
Morion    simplex    Dejean
Morion    simulatus    Jordan
Morion    victoriae    Laporte de Castelnau



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