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Subtribe Gyrophaenina

Beetle found under a mushroom - Gyrophaena Aleocharinae - Phanerota Encephalus maybe americanus - Encephalus Unknown #1 - Phanerota rove beetle Tiny rove beetle - Phanerota fasciata Small, light colored rove beetle - Phanerota Staphylinoidea - Staphylinidae
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 Aleocharinae
Tribe Homalotini
Subtribe Gyrophaenina
Numbers
~100 spp. in 50 genera in our area, 18 genera worldwide(1)
Identification
Revision 1951(2); probably partly outdated
Habitat
fresh mushrooms (Polyporaceae and Agaricales)(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.
2.A revision of the North American and European staphylinid beetles of the subtribe Gyrophaenae (Aleocharinae, Bolitocharini)
Seevers, C. H. . 1951. Fieldiana Zoology 32(10): 659 – 762.