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Superfamily Staphylinoidea

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Dybas H.S. (2000) Featherwing beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)

Family fact sheet authored by a leading expert

Contributed by v belov on 8 October, 2010 - 5:06am

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Newton A.F., Thayer M.K. Catalog of higher taxa of Staphyliniformia and genera and subgenera of Staphylinoidea [online]

[cite:377250]
Valuable source maintained by two leading experts working at the Field Museum of Natural History, who also help BG with staph identification

Contributed by v belov on 15 March, 2010 - 7:43pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Large Rove Beetles (Staphylininae) » Staphylinini » Philonthina » Cafius

A revision of the species of Cafius from the west coast of North America with notes on the east coast species

This is a great resource for identifying North American Cafius to species. Written in 1980 by H. E. Orth and Ian Moore.

The keys are straightforward, the descriptions well-written and detailed, and there are figures at the end of the article...including large, good-quality, dorsal-view line drawings for each of the 13 species covered, and drawings of antennae for 5 species and aedeagi for all 13. While the emphasis is on the 10 species known (in 1980) from the west coast, it also includes a key to the five east coast species, with briefer discussions of them.

Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 22 December, 2009 - 11:48pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Round Fungus Beetles (Leiodidae) » Small Carrion Beetles (Cholevinae)

Cholevidae of the World

[cite:729643]

Contributed by v belov on 10 December, 2012 - 1:51pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Round Fungus Beetles (Leiodidae)

Key for the identification of British Leiodidae

A Google hosted site, Mike's insect keys. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the keys but maybe one of the editors can vet it.

Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 6 August, 2017 - 10:43pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Featherwing[ed] Beetles (Ptiliidae)

Hall W.E. (1997) Ptiliidae -- Featherwing beetles (in The Tree of Life Web Project)

[cite:648732]

Contributed by v belov on 29 May, 2012 - 12:14am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae)

NA Staphylinidae Subfamilies Key

"Lucid Key to Staphylinidae Subfamilies" Project

Contributed by Even Dankowicz on 17 June, 2015 - 4:41pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae)

Atlas of rove beetles (Staphylinidae) of Russia and adjacent countries

[cite:385593]
never mind spelling/grammar, all in all it's a helpful source.

Contributed by v belov on 15 April, 2010 - 2:03pm

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