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Genus Quedius

Quedius brunnipennis rove beetle - Quedius canadensis Rove Beetle - Quedius cinctus Rove Beetle - Quedius Staphylinid - Quedius virginicus Quedius sp. - Quedius Quedionuchus longipennis - Quedius longipennis Rove Beetle - Quedius
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 Staphylininae (Large Rove Beetles)
Tribe Staphylinini
Subtribe Quediina
Genus Quedius
Explanation of Names
Quedius Stephens 1832
Numbers
>90 spp. in 7 subgenera in our area (incl. 7 adventive spp.), ~800 spp. in 12 subgenera worldwide(1)(2)(3)
Range
worldwide(1)
Remarks
Four species are circumpolar and six others are considered introduced from the Palaearctic