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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Large Rove Beetles (Staphylininae) » Staphylinini » Philonthina » Philonthus » Philonthus rectangulus

Species Philonthus rectangulus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Rove Beetle - Philonthus rectangulus Philonthus rectangulus - male
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 Staphylininae (Large Rove Beetles)
Tribe Staphylinini
Subtribe Philonthina
Genus Philonthus
Species rectangulus (Philonthus rectangulus)
Explanation of Names
Philonthus rectangulus Sharp (1874)
Size
5.0-10.5 mm[cite:2225041](1)
Range
native to Japan, adventive in China (1901), Europe (1916), and NA; now occurs throughout the Holarctic south to so. Mexico and the Orient(2)
Habitat
All kinds of decaying organic matter(dung, compost, grass clippings), particularly in disturbed habitats. Associated with human activity(1)
Remarks
First detected: 1907 at Detroit, OR[cite:2225041]
Internet References
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Works Cited
1.Rove beetles of the subtribe Philonthina of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Smetana, Ales. 1995. Associated Publishers.
2.Introduced Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada
Majka C.G., Klimaszewski J. 2008. The Canadian Entomologist 140: 48-72.
Contributed by v belov on 27 July, 2010 - 2:42pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, pierrickb
Last updated 9 March, 2023 - 9:05am

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