Genus Bledius

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · Works Cited

Bledius ruficornis (LeConte) - Bledius ruficornis

Bledius foraminosus (Casey) - Bledius foraminosus - female

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 Oxytelinae (Spiny-legged Rove Beetles)

Tribe Blediini

Genus Bledius

Explanation of Names

Bledius Leach 1819

Numbers

90 spp. in our area(1), >450 worldwide(2)

Identification

see(3)(4)(5)(6)

Range

worldwide, incl. most of NA(2)

Habitat

near fresh and saline wet areas(1)

Life Cycle

Adults of at least some species harvest algae from the wet surface and store it in living chambers excavated in the mud or sand; females lay eggs and rear larvae in these special tunnels, which can be sealed during high tide or periods of high water(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.	Newton A.F., Thayer M.K. Catalog of higher taxa of Staphyliniformia and genera and subgenera of Staphylinoidea [online]

3.	Revision of Bledius and Related Genera: Part 1 Lee H. Herman Jr. 1972. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.

4.	Revision of Bledius and Related Genera Part 2 Lee H. Herman Jr. 1976. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.

5.	Revision of Bledius: Part 3 Lee H. Herman Jr. 1983. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.

6.	Revision of Bledius: Part 4 Lee H. Herman Jr. 1986. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 2 December, 2005 - 8:35pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 1 January, 2015 - 10:41pm

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