Phloeocharinae

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Phloeocharinae
Charhyphus picipennis 0113025 dorsal.tif
Charhyphus picipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Infraorder:
Staphyliniformia
Superfamily:
Staphylinoidea
Family:
Staphylinidae
Subfamily:
Phloecharinae

Phloeocharinae Erichson 1839 are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.[1]

Anatomy[]

  • Procoxae without mesal grove.
  • Abdominal tergites IV and V each with a pair of distinctive cuticular combs.
  • Hypopharynx distinctive.
  • Tarsi 5-5-5

  • Phloeocharis subtilissima

Ecology[]

  • Habitat: generally found in damp places, leaf litter, under bark.
  • Collection Method: sift/Berlese forest litter, barking, luck.
  • Biology: poorly known.

Systematics[]

Five genera and six species in North America. In Europe only the genus Phloeocharis, with 12 species mostly in the Mediterranean, only P. subtilissima widespread throughout Europe.

References[]

  • Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, Florida. ix + 443 p.

References[]

  1. ^ Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, Florida. ix + 443 p.

External links[]

  • Phloeocharinae at Bugguide.net. [1]
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