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Subfamily Omaliinae - Ocellate Rove Beetles

rove beetle - Omalium rivulare beetle - Olophrum obtectum Geodromicus brunneus small Rove Beetle - Acidota subcarinata beetle - Omalium rivulare Oldies-10 - Eusphalerum Anthophagini? - Phlaeopterus Staphylinidae, from Sycamore litter
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 Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily Omaliinae (Ocellate Rove Beetles)
Identification
often carabid-like [with rather long elytra]
Remarks
in many genera there are flightless or wing-dimorphic spp.(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.
Contributed by tom murray on 29 November, 2005 - 8:21am
Additional contributions by ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 1 November, 2010 - 3:22am

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