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Genus Piestus

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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 Piestinae (Flat Rove Beetles)
Genus Piestus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
revised in (1)
Explanation of Names
Piestus Gravenhorst 1806
Numbers
A single species in our area, 43 spp. in 7 subgenera total(1)
Range
neotropical group ranging into so. AZ(2)
Habitat
decaying cacti & sotol(2)
Works Cited
1.Cladistic analysis and revision of Piestus Gravenhorst with remarks on related genera
Caron E., Ribeiro-Costa C.S., Newton A.F. 2011. Invert. Syst. 25: 490-585.
2.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.