Species Carcinocephalus flavidus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Remarks

small winter rove - Carcinocephalus flavidus - male

Rove beetle on snow - 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

Species flavidus (Carcinocephalus flavidus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

=Omalium flavidum [see Hayashi Y. 2007. A new Japanese species of the genus Carcinocephalus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Omaliinae). Elytra 35(1): 48-54.]

Remarks

"Only males of the long-winged form are known so far - all females and some males are short-winged, with short elytra, antennae, tarsi, and smaller eyes! The species does seem to be a typically cool-active one. (See Thayer, M. K. 1992. Discovery of sexual wing dimorphism in Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): "Omalium" flavidum, and a discussion of wing dimorphism in insects. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 100: 540-573. I have a pdf of the paper if anyone's interested.)" --Margaret Thayer

Contributed by tom murray on 4 March, 2010 - 8:42pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 3 March, 2011 - 7:32am

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