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Genus Scaphidium

black beetle - Scaphidium quadriguttatum large scaphidiine rove - Scaphidium piceum Staphylinidae, dorsal - Scaphidium quadriguttatum Staphylinidae, lateral - Scaphidium quadriguttatum Scaphidium Scaphidium piceum Scaphidium quadriguttatum Scaphidium
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 Scaphidiinae (Shining Fungus Beetles)
Genus Scaphidium
Explanation of Names
Scaphidium Olivier 1790
Numbers
3-5 spp. in our area, >260 spp. worldwide(1)
Range
worldwide, mainly tropical; in our area, e. NA west to ON-IA-?CO-TX(1)
Habitat
associated with certain polypores(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.