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Tribe Thoracophorini

Tiny, slow, reddish-brown roves - Thoracophorus costalis Clavilispinus rufescens (Hatch) - Prolibia rufescens Thoracophorus sp.? - Thoracophorus Clavilispinus laevicauda - Prolibia laevicauda Thoracophorus costalis small rove beetle - Clavilispinus rove beetle – Thoracophorus costalis? - Thoracophorus costalis Pselaphomimus - Pselaphomimus amphiphilus
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 Osoriinae (Unmargined Rove Beetles)
Tribe Thoracophorini
Numbers
ca. 15 spp. in 6 genera in our area; ~30 genera worldwide (organized in 4 subtribes all of which are represented in our fauna)(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.