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Genus Sceptobius

Sceptobius dispar - Sceptobius lativentris Staphylinid - Sceptobius schmitti Staphylinid - Sceptobius schmitti Sceptobius sp.? - Sceptobius lativentris Sceptobius sp.? - Sceptobius lativentris Aleocharin - Sceptobius lativentris Aleocharin - Sceptobius lativentris Aleocharin - Sceptobius lativentris
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 Aleocharinae
Tribe Sceptobiini
Genus Sceptobius
Explanation of Names
Sceptobius Sharp 1883
Numbers
3 spp. in the genus, all in our area(1)
Range
sw. US (CO-TX-CA), Mexico(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.