Phloeocharinae

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Kingdom Animalia Suborder Polyphaga Superfamily Staphylinoidea Rank Subfamily		Class Insecta Infraorder Staphyliniformia Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle

Similar Piestinae, Pseudopsinae, Proteininae, Euaesthetinae, Micropeplinae

Phloeocharinae Erichson 1839 are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.

Anatomy

procoxae without mesal grove.

abdominal tergites IV and V each with a pair of distinctive cuticular combs.

hypopharynx distinctive.

tarsi 5-5-5

Habitat: generally found in damp places, leaf litter, under bark.

Collection Method: sift/Berlese forest litter, barking, luck.

Biology: poorly known.

Five genera and six species in North America.

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