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Tribe Blediini

Bledius mandibularis Erichson - Bledius mandibularis Tiny beetle - Bledius Bledius sp.? - Bledius fenyesi Staphylinidae Bledius species?  - Bledius Yet another from  Arkansas  - Bledius Bledius 1? - Bledius Staphylinidae - Bledius fenyesi 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