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Genus Ochthephilus

Staph 72 - Ochthephilus biimpressus Staph 72 - Ochthephilus biimpressus Ochthephilus biimpressus (Maklin) - Ochthephilus columbiensis Tiny Flying Beetle - Ochthephilus Genus Ochthephilus from alder leaf litter - Ochthephilus Genus Ochthephilus from alder leaf litter - Ochthephilus Genus Ochthephilus from alder leaf litter - Ochthephilus Genus Ochthephilus from alder leaf litter - Ochthephilus
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 Oxytelinae (Spiny-legged Rove Beetles)
Tribe Oxytelini
Genus Ochthephilus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
NB: not to be confused with Ochthephilum Stephens (Paederinae)
Explanation of Names
Ochthephilus Mulsant & Rey 1856
Numbers
3 spp. in our area, ~50 total(1)(2)
Identification
revised in(3)
Range
holarctic & n. Oriental; in our area, e. NA (NF-ON to AL through the Appalachians) and w. NA (AB-AK to NM-CA)(1)
Habitat
damp debris/moss along streams(1)