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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Minute Moss Beetles (Hydraenidae) » Ochthebiinae » Ochthebius

Genus Ochthebius

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Works Cited
Ochthebius lineatus LeConte - Ochthebius lineatus Ochthebius puncticollis LeConte - Ochthebius puncticollis Ochthebius Ochthebius Ochthebius Beetle, dorsal pronotum detail - Ochthebius puncticollis Ochthebius attritus Ochthebius cribricollis (LeConte) - Ochthebius cribricollis - 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 Hydraenidae (Minute Moss Beetles)
Subfamily Ochthebiinae
Genus Ochthebius
Explanation of Names
Ochthebius Leach 1815
Numbers
43 spp. in 2 subgenera in our area(1), ~350 spp. in 4 subgenera (incl. Enicocerus) total(2)
Size
1.5-2.5 mm
Identification
may be recognized by the sculptured pronotum. At least, a median groove, plus a lateral pit, is found - but more may occur. In case the impressions are touching, they do so transversally.
Range
worldwide, incl. most of NA, except Appalachian Mts(1)(2)
Habitat
wet mud and standing waters of small size, some species specialized upon wave-spray pools with hypersaline conditions
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.
2.Newton A.F., Thayer M.K. Catalog of higher taxa of Staphyliniformia and genera and subgenera of Staphylinoidea [online]
Contributed by Boris Büche on 2 April, 2007 - 5:40am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 4 August, 2014 - 7:40pm

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