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Genus Bolitobius

Bryoporus? - Bolitobius cingulatus Staphylinidae 77 - Bolitobius Bolitobius cingulatus - Bolitobius Unknown Mycetoporini - Bolitobius Bolitobius Bolitobius Bolitobius castaneus? - Bolitobius Bolitobius castaneus - Bolitobius
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 Mycetoporinae
Genus Bolitobius
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=Bryocharis
Explanation of Names
Bolitobius Leach 1819
Numbers
3 described + some undescribed spp. in our area(1), 30 total(2)
Range
Holarctic (more diverse in the Palearctic); in our area, B. cingulatus in a widespread Holarctic sp., and 2 other spp. occur in the northwest (BC-OR)(1)
Habitat
forest litter, various fungi(1)