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Genus Dianous

Seen a couple of pics that look similar in BG - Dianous nitidulus Unknown from Nevada - Dianous nitidulus Unknown from Nevada - Dianous nitidulus Dianous sp Rove beetle - Dianous Dianous sp Rove beetle - Dianous Steninae - Dianous Dianous... - Dianous nitidulus Dianous.... - Dianous nitidulus
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 Steninae (Water Skaters)
Genus Dianous
Explanation of Names
Dianous Leach 1819
Numbers
2 spp. in our area(1), ~200 total(2)
Range
Holarctic, Oriental(2); in our area, across Canada & n. US south to NY-IN(1)
Habitat
damp debris & rocks along mountains streams(1)