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Genus Colusa

rove beetle - Colusa rove beetle - Colusa Staph 145 - Colusa Staphylinidae, Blepharrhymenus/Colusa - Colusa Staphylinidae, Blepharrhymenus/Colusa - Colusa Staphylinidae, Blepharrhymenus/Colusa - Colusa Butte Creek-J.2023.01 - Colusa Butte Creek-J.2023.01 - Colusa
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 Aleocharinae
Tribe Oxypodini
Subtribe Dinardina
Genus Colusa
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Nearctic species separated from Blepharhymenus in (1)
Numbers
25 spp. in our area(2)
Range
predominantly western (most described sp. occur in CA), east to MI(2) -- but BG photos were taken in New England