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Piestus
Genus
Piestus
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
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Explanation of Names
Piestus
Gravenhorst 1806
Numbers
A single species in our area, 43 spp. in 7 subgenera total
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1
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Range
neotropical group ranging into so. AZ
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2
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Habitat
decaying cacti & sotol
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2
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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.
Contributed by
Jeff Gruber
on 2 February, 2008 - 12:41pm
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 27 August, 2023 - 8:27pm