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Genus Carcinocephalus

Rove Beetle - Carcinocephalus flavidus Rove Beetle - Carcinocephalus flavidus Snow beetle - Carcinocephalus flavidus rove beetle - Carcinocephalus flavidus Staph 126 - Carcinocephalus sp carinate omaliine? - Carcinocephalus sp rove beetle - Carcinocephalus flavidus small beetle - Carcinocephalus flavidus
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 Omaliini
Genus Carcinocephalus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
'placement of spp. somewhat uncertain'(1)
Explanation of Names
Carcinocephalus Bernhauer 1903
Numbers
3 spp. in our area, 4 more in w. Europe(1)
Range
Holarctic; e. and w. NA(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.