Phloeocharinae

Phloeocharinae
	Charhyphus picipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Superfamily:	Staphylinoidea
Family:	Staphylinidae
Subfamily:	Phloecharinae

Phloeocharinae Erichson 1839 are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.^[1]

Anatomy

Procoxae without mesal grove.
Abdominal tergites IV and V each with a pair of distinctive cuticular combs.
Hypopharynx distinctive.
Tarsi 5-5-5

Phloeocharis subtilissima

Ecology

Habitat: generally found in damp places, leaf litter, under bark.
Collection Method: sift/Berlese forest litter, barking, luck.
Biology: poorly known.

Systematics

Five genera and six species in North America. In Europe only the genus Phloeocharis, with 12 species mostly in the Mediterranean, only P. subtilissima widespread throughout Europe.

References

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, Florida. ix + 443 p.

References

^ 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, Florida. ix + 443 p.

External links

Phloeocharinae at Bugguide.net. [1]

[1] 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, Florida. ix + 443 p.

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