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Genus Tarphiota

Tarphiota geniculata (Maklin) - Tarphiota geniculata Tarphiota geniculata (Maklin) - Tarphiota geniculata Rove Beetle - Tarphiota fucicola Tarphiota fucicola? - Tarphiota fucicola Tarphiota fucicola? - Tarphiota fucicola Subfamily Aleocharinae? - Tarphiota Subfamily Aleocharinae? - Tarphiota Subfamily Aleocharinae? - Tarphiota
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 Athetini
Subtribe Dadobiina ("Sea shore genera")
Genus Tarphiota
Explanation of Names
Tarphiota Casey 1894
Numbers
3 spp. in our area(1)
Range
Pacific Coast (AK-CA)(2)
Habitat
sandy beaches, among wrack/seaweed(2)
Works Cited
1.Review of the North American Tarphiota Casey...
Klimaszewski J., Majka C.J., Langor D. 2006. Entomological Science 9: 67–78.
2.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.