Phloeocharinae
Charhyphus picipennis
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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

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