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Genus Oropus

Staph 74 - Oropus striatus Pselaphinae ? - Oropus striatus Pselaphinae of sorts? - Oropus striatus Pselaphinae, from Lindgren trap - Oropus Pselaphinae, from Lindgren trap - Oropus Pselaphinae, from Lindgren trap - Oropus Pselphanie found in pinus sabinina, carpenteria and oak litter. - Oropus tuberculatus Pselphanie found in pinus sabinina, carpenteria and oak litter. - Oropus tuberculatus
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 Pselaphinae (Ant-loving Beetles)
Supertribe Euplectitae
Tribe Trogastrini
Subtribe Trogastrina
Genus Oropus
Explanation of Names
Oropus Casey 1886
Numbers
>30 spp., all in our area(1)
Range
OR-CA; O. striatus to BC-MT(2)
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.A catalog of Coleoptera of America north of Mexico. Family: Pselaphidae
Chandler D.S. 1997. USDA Agriculture handbook no. 529-31. x + 118 pp.