Species Philonthus vulgatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Works Cited

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 (Large Rove Beetles)

Tribe Staphylinini

Subtribe Philonthina

Genus Philonthus

Species vulgatus (Philonthus vulgatus)

Explanation of Names

Philonthus vulgatus Casey, 1915

Size

7.5 to 9.3 mm (1)

Identification

Aedeagus distinctive, pronotum densely but irregularly punctate laterally (punctures usually with space between punctures wider than puncture diameter), head rounded with hind angles lacking, body pubescence black, dorsum not noticeably metallic, relatively long entirely dark antennae with outer segments mostly slightly longer than wide. (1)

Range

Northern transcontinental (NF-AK)(2)

State/Province Records: (1)(2)(3)

CAN: AB, BC, MB, NB, NF(?), NS, ON, PE, QC, SK

USA: AK, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NY, SD, UT, WA, WI

Habitat

In various wet habitats, including debris along water margins, beaver lodges, and muskrat nests. Commonly comes to lights. (2)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Rove beetles of the subtribe Philonthina of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) Smetana, Ales. 1995. Associated Publishers.

2.	New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick [...]: Staphylininae Webster R.P., Smetana A, Sweeney J.D., Demerchant I. 2012. Zookeys 186: 293-348.

3.	Contributions to the faunistics and bionomics of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in northeastern North America.... A.J. Brunke and S.A. Marshall. 2011. Zookeys 75: 29–68.

Contributed by v belov on 23 June, 2009 - 10:44pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd
Last updated 12 September, 2015 - 12:27am

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