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Genus Microedus

Staph 163 - Microedus austinianus Staph 163 - Microedus austinianus Staph - Microedus fenderi Staph 2 - Microedus Staph 2 - Microedus Staphylinidae - Microedus fenderi Staphylinidae - Microedus fenderi Staphylinidae - Microedus fenderi
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 Omaliinae (Ocellate Rove Beetles)
Tribe Anthophagini
Genus Microedus
Explanation of Names
Microedus LeConte 1874
Numbers
7 described + several undescribed spp. in our area, 30 more elsewhere(1)
Range
holarctic; in our area, mostly boreal & alpine, one eastern widespread(1)
Habitat
near water in litter, moss & other vegetation; occasionally in rodent nests/middens(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.