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Diochus schaumi
Photo#104419
Copyright © 2007
tom murray
tribe Diochini -
Diochus schaumi
Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 19, 2007
Size: ~6mm
Contributed by
tom murray
on 21 April, 2007 - 7:44am
Last updated 3 May, 2008 - 12:31pm
Moved
Moved from
Rove Beetles
.
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tom murray
, 22 April, 2007 - 6:01am
Another tribe
I was curious after suggesting that last tribe creation for Atre*cus if we had the other related tribe Diochini. This lonely tribe has only one genus and one species in North America and has the elytral condition of Oth*iini (meeting straight) but not its thick neck. Can we create?
Thanks,
Adam
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Adam Brunke
, 3 May, 2008 - 12:06pm
Adam
In past forum discussions they discussed trying to keep the layers of taxonomy down if there weren't many genus in a tribe, to make navigation through the guide easier. Since there's only one genus in Diochini, I maved the Diochus page to the subfamily, and put Diochini as the picture title and in the info page for the genus.
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tom murray
, 3 May, 2008 - 12:37pm
Thanks Tom, I agree that too
Thanks Tom, I agree that too many divisions makes browsing difficult! This is a good compromise between ease of browsing and correct information.
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Adam Brunke
, 3 May, 2008 - 1:17pm
Staphylininae: Xantholinini: Diochus schaumii
Fairly common in leaf litter.
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Donald S. Chandler
, 21 April, 2007 - 8:15pm