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Species Philonthus sanguinolentus

  - Philonthus sanguinolentus Philonthus sanguinolentus - male
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 Staphylininae (Large Rove Beetles)
Tribe Staphylinini
Subtribe Philonthina
Genus Philonthus
Species sanguinolentus (Philonthus sanguinolentus)
Explanation of Names
Philonthus (Philonthus) sanguinolentus (Gravenhorst 1802)
Range
native to, and widespread across the Palaearctic(1), adventive in NA (se Canada)
Remarks
earliest record in our area: ON 2013