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Genus Anotylus

6017132 Staphylinid - Anotylus rove #24 - Anotylus rugosus Rove Beetle IMG_1525 - Anotylus insignitus 3022760 Rover - Anotylus tiny rove - Anotylus Staphylinid 2 - Anotylus Anotylus - Anotylus rugosus Unknown Staph - Anotylus
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 Oxytelinae (Spiny-legged Rove Beetles)
Tribe Oxytelini
Genus Anotylus
Explanation of Names
Anotylus Thomson 1859
Numbers
18 spp. (of which at least 5 adventive) in our area(1), ~360 total(2)
Range
worldwide(2)
Life Cycle
mainly on dung, carrion and other decomposing organic matter(1)
Remarks
comes to lights