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Genus Homaeotarsus

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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 Paederini
Subtribe Cryptobiina
Genus Homaeotarsus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
needs revision
Explanation of Names
Homaeotarsus Hochhuth 1851
Numbers
36 spp. in our area (8 reach Canada), ~100 total(1)
Range
mostly e. NA to AZ / worldwide (except Europe & Australasia)(1)
Habitat
forest/marsh/prairie litter (often riparian), sometimes under bark of logs(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.
Contributed by Cotinis on 2 April, 2005 - 6:25am
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 8 April, 2021 - 6:07pm

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