Proteininae
Proteininae | |
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Megarthrus americanus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
Superfamily: | Staphylinoidea |
Family: | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 |
Subfamilies | |
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Proteininae Erichson 1839 are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.[1]
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.
- Megarthrus americanus
- Proteinus sp.
Ecology
- Habitat: found in fungi, under bark, in decaying vegetation, forest leaf litter.
- Collection Method: sift/Berlese leaf litter.
- Biology: saprophages or mycophages.
Systematics
Two genera and 22 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
- ↑ 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
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