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Tribe Coelostomatini

Hydrophilid - Phaenonotum exstriatum hydrophilid - Dactylosternum abdominale Black Beetle - Dactylosternum Sphaeridiinae sp. - Coelostoma orbiculare Sphaeridiinae sp. - Coelostoma orbiculare Sphaeridiinae sp. - Coelostoma orbiculare Phaenonotum minus Dactylosternum abdominale? - Dactylosternum abdominale
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Hydrophiloidea
Family Hydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetles)
Subfamily Sphaeridiinae
Tribe Coelostomatini
Explanation of Names
Coelostomatini Heyden 1891
Numbers
5 spp. in 2 genera in our area(1), >250 spp. in 16 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