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For the United States & Canada

Species Stenistoderus rubripennis

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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 Xantholininae
Tribe Xantholinini
Genus Stenistoderus
Species rubripennis (Stenistoderus rubripennis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Stenistoderus rubripennis (LeConte 1880)
Range
e. US west to NE-TX; ON(1)
Habitat
leaf litter/debris, esp. near water(1); comes to lights
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.