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STAPHYLINIDAE (rove beetles)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs
Genus Anotylus (a genus of rove beetles) 1      
Species Anotylus rugosus (F., 1775) (a rove beetle)     9  
Genus Atheta       1
Genus Bledius (a genus of rove beetles) 1      
Species Bledius spectabilis Kraatz, 1857 (a rove beetle)   4 4  
Species Dianous coerulescens (Gyllenhal, 1810) (a rove beetle)   2    
Genus Lordithon 1      
Species Lordithon thoracicus (F., 1777) (a rove beetle)       2
Genus Ocypus 1      
Species Ocypus olens (Mueller, 1764) (Devil’s Coach-horse, Rove Beetle)       1
Genus Olophrum (a genus of rove beetles) 2     3
Species Ontholestes murinus (L., 1758) (a rove beetle)     6  
Species Oxyporus rufus (L., 1758) (a rove beetle)     1 1
Genus Paederus (a genus of rove beetles) 1      
Species Paederus riparius (L., 1758) (a rove beetle)     17  
Genus Philonthus       1
Genus Quedius (a genus of rove beetles) 1      
Species Quedius mesomelinus (Marsham, 1802) (a rove beetle)   4 3  
Species Siagonium quadricorne Kirby, 1815 (a rove beetle)       1
Genus Staphylinus 2      
Species Staphylinus dimidiaticornis Gemminger, 1851 (a rove beetle)   26 1  
Species Staphylinus erythropterus L., 1758 (a rove beetle)       1
Genus Stenus (a genus of rove beetles) 4 7 11 1
Genus Tachyporus (a genus of rove beetles) 3 12 4 2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Rotheray, G.E., 1989 Aphid Predators
Tottenham, C.E., 1954 Coleoptera: Staphylinidae (a) Piestinae to Euaesthetinae

STAPHYLINIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

STAPHYLINIDAE is associated with:

adult Bruchus pisorum - Pea Beetle, Spanish Bean Beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) adult is predator of adult Foreign Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
Cox, M.L., 2007b

There may be more taxa associated with Staphylinidae listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with STAPHYLINIDAE:

Staphylinidae may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

References

Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland: http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland

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