Genus Phacophallus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Habitat · Works Cited

Phacophallus tricolor (Kraatz) - Phacophallus pallidipennis

Staphylinidae - Phacophallus pallidipennis

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 Xantholininae

Tribe Xantholinini

Genus Phacophallus

Explanation of Names

Phacophallus Coiffait 1956

Numbers

2 spp. in our area, both adventive; at least 6 spp. total(1)

Range

native to the Old World, adventive elsewhere and now widespread in NA - Map (1)(2)

Habitat

decaying organic matter (incl. compost), esp. in synanthropic situations(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.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 18 July, 2010 - 9:40pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 16 July, 2022 - 4:58pm

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