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Genus Neohypnus

rove beetle - Neohypnus obscurus rove beetle - Neohypnus monstrosus Rove? - Neohypnus Staphylininae - Neohypnus Rove Beetle - Neohypnus Beetle - Neohypnus Staph 6 - Neohypnus Staph 6 - Neohypnus
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 Xantholininae
Tribe Xantholinini
Genus Neohypnus
Explanation of Names
Neohypnus Coiffait & Sáiz 1964
Numbers
~30 spp. in our area, many more in the Neotropics(1)
Range
New World, incl. most of NA(1)
Habitat
forest litter/debris near water, some spp. in decaying organic matter (dung, rotting cacti, etc.), in treeholes, or under bark(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.