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Genus Olophrum

rove or chrysomelid? - Olophrum obtectum

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 Omaliinae (Ocellate Rove Beetles)

Tribe Anthophagini

Genus Olophrum

Explanation of Names

Olophrum Erichson 1839

Numbers

7 spp. in our area; 37 spp. total(1)

Range

Holarctic; one of our spp. northeastern, the rest, boreal/alpine (incl. 4 Holarctic spp.)(1)

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.

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 11 April, 2006 - 11:06am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 7 April, 2013 - 4:41pm

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