Species Philonthus cruentatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Remarks · Works Cited

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.

Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 5 March, 2009 - 6:38pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 3 October, 2019 - 6:18am

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