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Tribe Coelostomatini

Beetle - Dactylosternum Beetle - Dactylosternum Dactylosternum? - Dactylosternum abdominale Pelosoma prosternale Sharp - Pelosoma prosternale Eno Beetle--frame 5267 - Dactylosternum Phaenonotum? - Coelostoma orbiculare Coelostoma orbiculare - female Dactylosternum abdominale? - Dactylosternum abdominale
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Hydrophiloidea
Family Hydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetles)
Subfamily Sphaeridiinae
Tribe Coelostomatini
Explanation of Names
Coelostomatini Heyden 1891
Numbers
5 spp. in 2 genera in our area, >200 spp. in 18 genera worldwide(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.