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Genus Ochthephilum

Rove Beetle - Ochthephilum fracticorne Rove 2 - Ochthephilum fracticorne rove beetle - Ochthephilum fracticorne Ochthephilum Homaeotarsus cinctus (Say) - Ochthephilum fracticorne Homaeotarsus cinctus (Say) - Ochthephilum fracticorne Ochthephilum fracticorne (Paykull) - Ochthephilum fracticorne Rove Beetle - Ochthephilum fracticorne
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 Paederinae
Tribe Paederini
Subtribe Cryptobiina
Genus Ochthephilum
Explanation of Names
Ochthephilum Stephens 1829
NB: not to be confused with Ochthephilus Mulsant & Rey (Oxytelinae)
Numbers
6 spp. in 3 subgenera in our area, ~300 spp. in 6 subgenera total(1)
Range
nearly worldwide(2); in our area, mostly so. US(1)
Habitat
litter/moss in boggy & damp areas(1)