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Genus Pselaphus

Pselaphid - Pselaphus bellax Staphylinid - Pselaphus erichsoni Staphylinid - Pselaphus erichsoni Pselaphus - Pselaphus bellax Pselaphus - Pselaphus bellax
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 Pselaphinae (Ant-loving Beetles)
Supertribe Pselaphitae
Genus Pselaphus
Explanation of Names
Pselaphus Herbst 1792
Numbers
4 spp. in our area, ~40 total(1)
Range
mainly holarctic; in our area, e. NA to the Pacific Northwest(1)
Habitat
leaf litter from swamps or moss(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.