Synonymy

• Megalops spinosus Sharp, 1876: 379
• Megalopinus spinosus — Puthz, 1976: 43; 1980: 45
• Megalops impressus Sharp, 1876: 380; 1887: 676 [syn. by Puthz, 2012: 679]
• Megalopinus impressus — Puthz, 1980: 44
• Meglops incultus Sharp, 1887: 675
• Megalops puncticeps Sharp, 1887: 676
• Megalops angulicollis Fauvel, 1891: 92
• Megalops pauxillus Benick, 1917: 292
• Megalopsidia sculpturata Benick, 1952: 74
• Megalopsidia plaumanni Benick, 1952: 76

Primary references

• Sharp, D. 1876. Contribution to an insect fauna of the Amazon Valley. Coleoptera – Staphylinidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1876: 27–424. BHL Reference page.  [original description: p. 379]

• Puthz, V. 2012. Über die neuweltlichen Megalopinus-Arten (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) (24. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Megalopsidiinen). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 44(1): 613–834. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [syn. nov., material, comments: p. 679, figs. 25, 32, 33, 34, 35, 82]

Additional references

• Asenjo, A., Irmler, U., Klimaszewski, J., Herman, L.H. & Chandler, D.S. 2013. A complete checklist with new records and geographical distribution of the rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Brazil. Insecta mundi 0277: 1–419. Full article (PDF).Reference page.  [distribution, locality records: p. 191]