Piestinae

Piestinae
Piestus extimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Superfamily:	Staphylinoidea
Family:	Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900
Subfamilies
Aleocharinae Apateticinae Dasycerinae Empelinae Euaesthetinae Glypholomatinae Habrocerinae Leptotyphlinae Megalopsidiinae Micropeplinae Microsilphinae Neophoninae Olisthaerinae Omaliinae Osoriinae Oxyporinae Oxytelinae Paederinae Phloeocharinae Piestinae Proteininae Protopselaphinae Pselaphinae Pseudopsinae Scaphidiinae Solieriinae Staphylininae Steninae Tachyporinae Trichophyinae Trigonurinae

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

Anatomy

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

• 
  Piestus extimus
• 
  Siagonium punctatum
• 
  Siagonium punctatum, ventral head

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

• 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.

References

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, FL. ix + 443 p.

External links

• Piestinae at Bugguide.net.