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Tribe Coryphiini

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Coleoptera - Coryphium nigrum Boreaphilus hennigianus? - Boreaphilus henningianus Rove - Ephelinus Coleoptera - Ephelinus Ephelinus Self-dissecting? - Ephelinus Rove Beetle - Ephelinus guttatus Coryphiini, extracted from Alder litter - Subhaida

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 Coryphiini

Explanation of Names

Coryphiini Jakobson 1908

Numbers

23 spp. in 11 genera in our area(1), ~180 spp. in 25 genera total(2)

Range

Northern Hemisphere, mostly arctic & alpine areas(1)

Habitat

near cold streams/snowfields(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.
2.Catalogue of Life