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Genus Actium

Actium sp. - Actium Pselaphine - Actium Pselaphine - Actium Pselaphinae, extracted from leaf litter alongside a montane stream. - Actium barri Pselaphinae, extracted from leaf litter alongside a montane stream. - Actium barri Pselaphinae, extracted from leaf litter alongside a montane stream. - Actium barri Pselaphinae, extracted from leaf litter alongside a montane stream. - Actium barri Pselaphinae, extracted from leaf litter alongside a montane stream. - Actium barri
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 Trimiina
Genus Actium
Explanation of Names
Actium Casey 1886
Numbers
35 spp. in our area, more to the south(1)
Range
in our area, widespread but mostly western (most spp. known from CA only); other spp. in Mexico & W. Indies(1)
Habitat
leaf litter (esp. conifer or mixed with pine needles); also under bark, in moss(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.