Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | Class Insecta Rank Subfamily | |
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Similar Beetle, Micropeplinae, Phloeocharinae, Scaphidiinae, Proteininae | ||
The Dasycerinae are a subfamily of the Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) rove beetles.
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Anatomy
They have antennae with 11 segments and trisegmented antennal clubs. The tarsi have three segments, and the elytra cover or nearly cover the entire abdomen.
Ecology
These beetles inhabit moist broadleaf forest litter. Eastern species are wingless with small eyes; dissected females have only been found with a single egg. They are known to occur on fruiting fungi, but may not specifically feed on them.
Systematics
The lone genus, Dasycerus Brongniart 1800, has four species in North America, and they are also found in the Palearctic and Oriental regions.
References
Dasycerinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA