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Genus Upoluna

Upoluna batrisioides Upoluna batrisioides Upoluna batrisioides Upoluna batrisioides
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 Pselaphinae (Ant-loving Beetles)
Supertribe Pselaphitae
Tribe Tyrini
Subtribe Hamotina
Genus Upoluna
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
our only sp. used to be treated in Circocerus Motschulsky 1855 (now defined to include only neotropical spp., Mexico to Brazil) (Chandler 2013)
Explanation of Names
Upoluna Schaufuss 1886
Numbers
monotypic genus, but undescribed spp. present in Mexico, Trinidad, and Brazil (Chandler 2013)
Range
e. US