Phloeocharinae

Phloeocharinae
Charhyphus picipennis
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

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

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  Charhyphus picipennis

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.

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

• Phloeocharinae at Bugguide.net.