Pseudopsinae

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Pseudopsinae
Pseudopsis sulcata complex 0157232 dorsal.tif
Pseudopsis sulcata "complex"
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Staphylinidae

Ganglbauer, 1895
Subfamily:
Pseudopsinae

Pseudopsinae is a beetle subfamily of Staphylinidae.[1]

Anatomy[]

  • longitudinal carinae or costae on the head, pronotum, elytra, and sometimes head.
  • fine stridulatory file one either side of the genital segment.
  • tarsi 5-5-5, one species 3-3-3.

Ecology[]

  • Habitat: found in fungi, forest leaf litter, flood debris, moss along streams, dung, and mammal nests.
  • Collection Method: sift/Berlese leaf litter.
  • Biology: poorly known.

Systematics[]

Four genera and 12 species in North America.

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, FL. ix + 443 p.

External links[]

  • Pseudopsinae at Bugguide.net. [1]
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