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Genus Oropodes

Oropodes sp. (undescribed) - Oropodes chumash Sonora2 J44 - Oropodes Sonora2 J44 - Oropodes Sonora2 J44 - Oropodes Sonora2 J44 - Oropodes Pselaphine - Oropodes Pselaphine - Oropodes Pselaphine - Oropodes
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 Pselaphinae (Ant-loving Beetles)
Supertribe Euplectitae
Tribe Trichonychini
Subtribe Trichonychina
Genus Oropodes
Explanation of Names
Oropodes Casey 1894
Numbers
15 spp. in our area, 18 total(1)
Range
OR to Baja, most diverse in CA(1)
Habitat
temperate forests to desert brush lands; associated primarily with dry forests and shrub lands(1)
Works Cited
1.A taxonomic revision of the New World genus Oropodes Casey (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)
Chandler D.S., Caterino M.S. 2011. Zookeys 147: 425-477.