Tribe Blediini

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Works Cited

Bledius mandibularis Erichson - Bledius mandibularis

Staphylinidae Bledius species? - Bledius

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 Oxytelinae (Spiny-legged Rove Beetles)

Tribe Blediini

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

classification per (1) (formerly placed in the Thinobiini)

Explanation of Names

Blediini Ádám 2001

Numbers

~90 spp. in a single genus in our area(2), ~460 spp. in 2 genera total(3)

Works Cited

1.	Systematics and phylogenetic relationships of the genera in the Carpelimus group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) Makranczy G. 2006. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 98: 29-120.

2.	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.

3.	Catalogue of Life

Contributed by v belov on 18 November, 2010 - 5:01pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn
Last updated 29 November, 2024 - 6:18pm

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