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Species Philonthus cruentatus

Staphylinidae - Philonthus cruentatus Staphylinidae -? - Philonthus cruentatus Staphylinidae -? - Philonthus cruentatus Staphylinidae: Philonthus sp.? - Philonthus cruentatus Rove beetle - Philonthus cruentatus Philonthus? Maybe P. cruentatus? - Philonthus cruentatus Philonthus? Maybe P. cruentatus? - Philonthus cruentatus Philonthus cruentatus? - Philonthus cruentatus
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
Tribe Staphylinini
Subtribe Philonthina
Genus Philonthus
Species cruentatus (Philonthus cruentatus)
Explanation of Names
Philonthus cruentatus (Gmelin 1790)
Range
native to the Palaearctic, adventive in NA(1)
Remarks
earliest NA record: NY 1924(1)
Works Cited
1.Introduced Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada
Majka C.G., Klimaszewski J. 2008. The Canadian Entomologist 140: 48-72.