Pseudopsinae
Appearance
Pseudopsinae | |
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Pseudopsis sulcata "complex" | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Staphylinidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudopsinae Ganglbauer, 1895 |
Pseudopsinae is a beetle subfamily of Staphylinidae.[1]
Anatomy
[edit]- 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.
Ecology
[edit]- 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.
Systematics
[edit]Four genera and 12 species in North America.
References
[edit]- ^ Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, FL. ix + 443 p.
External links
[edit]Wikispecies has information related to Pseudopsinae .
- Pseudopsinae at Bugguide.net. [1]