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Genus Erichsonius

Slender Staphylinid - Erichsonius Rove Beetle - Erichsonius rove beetle - Erichsonius brachycephalus rove beetle - Erichsonius patella A stonefly? - Erichsonius Erichsonius rosellus - male Erichsonius patella - male Erichsonius brachycephalus - male
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 Staphylininae (Large Rove Beetles)
Tribe Staphylinini
Subtribe Erichsoniina
Genus Erichsonius
Explanation of Names
Erichsonius Fauvel 1874
Numbers
19 spp. in our area, >140 worldwide(1)
Range
Holarctic (incl. most of our area), Oriental, Afrotropical(1)
Habitat
leaf litter, moss & debris in damp situations(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.