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Pselaphus
Genus
Pselaphus
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.
Contributed by
Boris Büche
on 2 April, 2007 - 5:38am
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 27 April, 2013 - 11:19am