Kingdom Animalia Suborder Polyphaga Superfamily Staphylinoidea Rank Subfamily | Class Insecta Infraorder Staphyliniformia Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | |
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Similar Euaesthetinae, Pseudopsinae, Beetle, Steninae, Piestinae | ||
Oxyporinae
The Oxyporinae are a subfamily of the Staphylinidae discovered in 1839 by Erichson. One genus, Oxyporus Fabricius, with six species, is found in North America.
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Anatomy
All Oxyporinae have prominent mandibles. Their apical labial palpomeres are very large and strongly securiform. Their tarsi, like most Staphylinidae, are 5-5-5.
Ecology
Most Oxyporinae are fungivores. Their whole lifecycle involves fungi, as females construct egg-laying chambers in fungi and reproduce in them. Thus, most scientists inspect mushrooms and fleshy fungi to find these creatures.
References
Oxyporinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA