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Genus Encephalus

Encephalus maybe americanus - Encephalus Encephalus maybe americanus - Encephalus Encephalus maybe americanus - Encephalus
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 Aleocharinae
Tribe Homalotini
Subtribe Gyrophaenina
Genus Encephalus
Explanation of Names
Encephalus Kirby 1832
Numbers
one sp., Encephalus americanus Seevers 1951 (1)
Range
range of Encephalus americanus: scattered Rocky Mtn and Great Plains states (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.