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Subfamily Leptotyphlinae

Leptotyphlinae - female Leptotyphlininae Sandia Mtns. Leptotyphlininae, lateral right view Sandia Mtns. Leptotyphlininae, lateral left view Sandia Mtns. Leptotyphlininae, ventral view Sandia Mtns. Leptotyphlininae, anterior view Sandia Mtns. Leptotyphlininae, anterior head Sandia Mtns. Leptotyphlininae, anterior legs
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 Leptotyphlinae
Explanation of Names
Leptotyphlinae Fauvel 1874
Numbers
6 genera in our area(1), >600 spp. in ~50 genera total(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.Catalogue of Life