Species Microedus austinianus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Habitat · Works Cited

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

Species austinianus (Microedus austinianus)

Explanation of Names

Microedus austinianus LeConte 1874

Range

transcontinental in the north (NS-AK)(1) [US range TBA]

Habitat

In NB, usually among gravel on small, shaded, gravel bars or gravel margins of cold shaded brooks(1)

Works Cited

1.	New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada: Omaliinae, Micropeplinae... Webster R.P., Sweeney J.D., Demerchant I. 2012. Zookeys 186: 7-29.

Contributed by Tim Loh on 8 September, 2011 - 9:34am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 2 May, 2013 - 3:01pm

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