Genus Anotylus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Life Cycle · Remarks · Works Cited

Rove Beetle IMG_1525 - Anotylus insignitus

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

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 tom murray on 12 April, 2007 - 7:25am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, Arturo Santos
Last updated 12 December, 2024 - 12:07pm

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