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Genus Hoplandria

Tiny Rove Beetle - Hoplandria Rove - Hoplandria lateralis Rove - Hoplandria lateralis Rove Beetle - Hoplandria Hoplandria laevicollis - Hoplandria Staphylinidae - Hoplandria Staphylinidae - Hoplandria Hoplandria lateralis - male
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 Aleocharinae
Tribe Hoplandriini
Subtribe Hoplandriina
Genus Hoplandria
Explanation of Names
Hoplandria Kraatz 1857
Numbers
12 spp. in our area(1), ~100 total(2)
Range
e. US to AZ (1); much of the world (absent in Europe & Australasia)(2)
Habitat
rotting organic matter (carrion, dung, etc.)(1)