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Tribe Scaritini

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Scaritinae
Tribe Scaritini
Numbers
17 spp. in 2 genera in our area, >40 genera worldwide(1)
Range
worldwide, most diverse in the tropics(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.
Contributed by Cotinis on 13 January, 2006 - 9:47am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 22 April, 2011 - 5:35am

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