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Supertribe Clavigeritae

Staphylinid - Adranes coecus Adranes sp. - Adranes Adranes dietzii Schaeffer - Adranes dietzii - male Adranes dietzii - male Adranes dietzii - male Adranes taylori Wickham - Adranes taylori Adranes taylori Wickham - Adranes taylori Adranes
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 Clavigeritae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
NA genera are members of the tribe Clavigerini(1)
Numbers
8 spp. in 2 genera in our area, numerous genera worldwide(1)
Identification
antennae 3-segmented (in NA genera)(1)
Habitat
obligate myrmecophiles(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.