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Genus Scopaeus

small rove beetle - Scopaeus Rove Beetle - Scopaeus Rove Beetle - Scopaeus Staphylinid - Scopaeus Staphylinidae - Scopaeus Staphylinid - Scopaeus tiny rove  - Scopaeus rove beetle - Scopaeus
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 Paederinae
Tribe Lathrobiini
Subtribe Scopaeina
Genus Scopaeus
Explanation of Names
Scopaeus Erichson 1839
Greek 'dwarf'
Numbers
42 spp. in our area, >400 total(1)
Range
most of the world - Map (2)
Habitat
In litter, mostly riparian(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.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)