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Piestinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Polyphaga

Superfamily
  
Staphylinoidea

Rank
  
Subfamily

Class
  
Insecta

Infraorder
  
Staphyliniformia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Beetle

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Similar
  
Pseudopsinae, Phloeocharinae, Osoriinae, Euaesthetinae, Proteininae

Piestinae Erichson 1839 are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.

Contents

Anatomy

  • body elongate and depressed, abdomen parallel-sided.
  • antennae inserted under shelf-like corners of frons
  • tarsi 5-5-5

    • Ecology

  • Habitat: many species under bark of decaying trees.
  • Collection Method: barking.
  • Biology: some are saprophages or mycophages.

    • Systematics

    Three genera and five species in North America.

    References

    Piestinae Wikipedia
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