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Genus Nudobius

underbark roves - Nudobius cephalus Rove Beetle - Nudobius cephalus Staph 56 - Nudobius Rove Beetle - Nudobius luridipennis Rove beetle - Nudobius cephalus Staphylinidae 70 - Nudobius cephalus 6016787 Staphylinid - Nudobius cephalus Rove Beetle - Nudobius cephalus
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 Xantholininae
Tribe Xantholinini
Genus Nudobius
Explanation of Names
Nudobius Thomson 1860
Numbers
5 spp. in our area, ~35 spp. worldwide(1)
Range
NA (widespread) to C. America, Eurasia, Africa(1)
Habitat
under bark, esp. on conifers (sometimes in bark beetle galleries)(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.