Euaesthetinae
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Euaesthetinae | |
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Euaesthetus sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
Superfamily: | Staphylinoidea |
Family: | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 |
Subfamilies | |
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Euaesthetinae Thomson 1859 is a subfamily of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera).
Anatomy
- Antennae slender with apical 2-3 antennomeres forming a loose club.
- 4-4-4 or 5-5-5 (5-5-4 in some exotic genera) tarsal segments.
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Euaesthetus sp.
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Edaphus sp.
Ecology
Habitat: forest litter.
Collection Method: sifting/Berlese forest litter.
Biology: poorly known
Systematics
Five genera and 22 species known from North America.
References
- Herman, L.H. 2001: Catalog of the Staphylinidae (Insecta, Coleoptera): 1758 to the end of the second millennium. IV. Staphylinine group (part 1) Euaesthetinae, Leptotyphlinae, Megalopsidiinae, Oxyporinae, Pseudopsinae, Solieriinae, Steninae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, (265): 1807–2440.
- Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, FL. ix + 443 p.
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External links
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