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Acrotrichis
Genus
Acrotrichis
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Ptiliidae (Featherwing[ed] Beetles)
Subfamily
Acrotrichinae
Tribe
Acrotrichini
Genus
Acrotrichis
Explanation of Names
Acrotrichis
Motschulsky 1848
Numbers
35+ described species in North & Central America
(
1
)
, ~220 total
(
2
)
Size
Most ~1 mm
(
1
)
Range
worldwide
Habitat
leaf litter, mammal nests, dung, decaying fungi
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.
BioLib.cz
Contributed by
Jim McClarin
on 5 October, 2005 - 8:01pm
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Last updated 11 October, 2023 - 5:12pm