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Genus Geostiba

Geostiba Geostiba Geostiba appalachigena - Geostiba Geostiba appalachigena - Geostiba Geostiba appalachigena - Geostiba
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 Aleocharinae
Tribe Geostibini
Genus Geostiba
Explanation of Names
Geostiba Thomson 1858
Numbers
15 spp. in 2 subgenera in our area (14 native spp. in the subg. Sibiota + one European sp. in the nominate subgenus introduced to NF) + ~300 spp. in the Palaearctic(1)
Size
1.7-3.2 mm(1)
Identification
eyes strongly reduced, wings absent, elytra very short(1)
Range
holarctic; in our area, 12 native spp. occur in the east (all but one restricted to so. Appalalachians: NC-TN) and 2 spp. in OR & CA, respectively(1)
Habitat
leaf litter of montane forests, mostly above 1500 m elevation (extremely rare below 1200 m)(1)