Pseudopsinae

Updated on Dec 26, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle		Class Insecta Rank Subfamily

Similar Euaesthetinae, Piestinae, Megalopsidiinae, Oxyporinae, Phloeocharinae

Pseudopsinae is a beetle subfamily of Staphylinidae.

Anatomy

longitudinal carinae or costae on the head, pronotum, elytra, and sometimes head.

fine stridulatory file one either side of the genital segment.

tarsi 5-5-5, one species 3-3-3.

Habitat: found in fungi, forest leaf litter, flood debris, moss along streams, dung, and mammal nests.

Collection Method: sift/Berlese leaf litter.

Biology: poorly known.

Four genera and 12 species in North America.

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