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Tribe Blediini

Bledius Red and black rove beetle - Bledius Staphylinoidea ? - Bledius Mojave J73 - Bledius Bledius Bledius, found under beach wrack - Bledius monstratus Bledius? - Bledius Bledius annularis complex - Bledius annularis - 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 Oxytelinae (Spiny-legged Rove Beetles)
Tribe Blediini
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
classification per (1) (formerly placed in the Thinobiini)
Numbers
~90 spp. in a single genus in our area(2)
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.