Tribe Xantholinini

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long underbark rove beetle - Nudobius cephalus

$Rove Beetle - Gyrohypnus fracticornis$ $Rove Beetle - Gyrohypnus fracticornis$

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 Xantholinini

Numbers

23 genera known from North America (four represented only by adventive species); seven genera are endemic to this area. (1)

Identification

Antennae more or less geniculate; neck narrow, usually a third or less as wide as head (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia By Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.)

Contributed by tom murray on 29 November, 2005 - 8:16pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 22 November, 2008 - 5:25pm

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