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Genus Geodromicus

Rove beetle - Geodromicus strictus Rove beetle - Geodromicus strictus Rove Beetle - Geodromicus brunneus Rove Beetle - Geodromicus brunneus Rove Beetle - Geodromicus brunneus Beetle - Geodromicus Beetle - Geodromicus Anthophagini? - Geodromicus brunneus
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 Omaliinae (Ocellate Rove Beetles)
Tribe Anthophagini
Genus Geodromicus
Explanation of Names
Geodromicus Redtenbacher 1857
Numbers
12 spp. in our area, 100 more spp. in temperate Eurasia(1)
Range
Across the continent, most diverse in montane and western regions(1)
Habitat
Riparian (often in moss and litter)(1)
Food
Larvae and adults predaceous(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.