Gymnusa

Gymnusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Aleocharinae
Tribe: Gymnusini
Genus: Gymnusa
Species

Gymnusa grandiceps
Gymnusa brevicornis
Gymnusa atra
Gymnusa variegata
Gymnusa pseudovariegata
Gymnusa konopackii
Gymnusa campbelli
Gymnusa smetanai
Gymnusa inexspectata

Gymnusa is a genus of rove beetle in the subfamily Aleocharinae and tribe Gymnusini. The coloration of this genus is highly coherent, with most species black and a few dark, dark brown. They range in length from 4.2 millimeters to 6.5 millimeters. [1]

Gymnusa live in semi-aquatic and aquatic environments, but never marine: they live in detritus in swamps, in bogs, streams, and slow-moving rivers. They live in the Nearctic and Palearctic in Europe and North America. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gymnusa". 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
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