Proteininae

Updated on Jan 22, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Polyphaga Rank Subfamily		Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Infraorder Staphyliniformia

Similar Omaliinae, Piestinae, Phloeocharinae, Pseudopsinae, Micropeplinae

Proteininae Erichson 1839 are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.

Anatomy

broad bodied.

small, under 3 mm.

elytra long, covering first visible abdominal tergite.

tarsi 5-5-5 in NA, 4-4-4 in some southern hemisphere taxa.

Habitat: found in fungi, under bark, in decaying vegetation, forest leaf litter.

Collection Method: sift/Berlese leaf litter.

Biology: saprophages or mycophages.

Two genera and 22 species in North America.

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