Tribe Staphylinini

Classification · Size · Internet References

Hairy Rove Beetle - Creophilus maxillosus

Iridescent Rove Beetle - Philonthus politus

Pictured Rove Beetle - Thinopinus pictus

Black rove beetle - Tympanophorus puncticollis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Staphylinoidea (Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles)

Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)

Subfamily Staphylininae (Large Rove Beetles)

Tribe Staphylinini

Size

According to the staphylinini.org website, the worldwide count is 5506 valid species in 9 subtribes, with more than 60 species being described each year for the last decade.

Internet References

www.staphylinini.org

Staphylinini species catalog

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 23 October, 2009 - 7:01pm

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