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Genus Pselaptrichus

Pselaptrichus similis Schuster & Marsh - Pselaptrichus similis Pselaptrichus similis Schuster & Marsh - Pselaptrichus similis Pselaphitae, Ant-loving Rove Beetle - Pselaptrichus Pselaptrichus, from berlese funnel from bigleaf maple leaf litter, riparian. - Pselaptrichus Pselaptrichus, from berlese funnel from bigleaf maple leaf litter, riparian. - Pselaptrichus Pselaptrichus, from berlese funnel from bigleaf maple leaf litter, riparian. - Pselaptrichus Pselaphinae  - Pselaptrichus Pselaphinae  - Pselaptrichus
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 Goniaceritae
Tribe Bythinini
Genus Pselaptrichus
Explanation of Names
Pselaptrichus Brendel 1889
Numbers
37 spp. in our area(1)
Range
Pacific Northwest to CA(1)
Habitat
in leaf litter or mosses, often near streams/springs(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.