Scaphidiinae
Baeocera sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Scaphidiinae
Latreille 1807
Genera

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Scaphidiinae is a subfamily of Staphylinidae.[1]

Anatomy

  • Broadly oval, compact, long slender legs.
  • Elytra long, cover all but last few abdominal segments
  • Tarsi 5-5-5.

Ecology

  • Habitat: found on fungi, and slime molds.
  • Collection Method: check fungi and slime molds.
  • Biology: entire subfamily is mycophagous, most diverse in the tropics.

Systematics

Seven genera and 70 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, Florida. ix + 443 p.

Data related to Scaphidiinae at Wikispecies

  • Scaphidiinae at Bugguide.net.
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