Phloeocharinae

Phloeocharinae
	Charhyphus picipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Superfamily:	Staphylinoidea
Family:	Staphylinidae
Subfamily:	Phloecharinae

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

Anatomy[edit]

Procoxae without mesal grove.
Abdominal tergites IV and V each with a pair of distinctive cuticular combs.
Hypopharynx distinctive.
Tarsi 5-5-5

Phloeocharis subtilissima

Ecology[edit]

Habitat: generally found in damp places, leaf litter, under bark.
Collection Method: sift/Berlese forest litter, barking, luck.
Biology: poorly known.

Systematics[edit]

Five genera and six species in North America. In Europe only the genus Phloeocharis, with 12 species mostly in the Mediterranean, only P. subtilissima widespread throughout Europe.

References[edit]

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, Florida. ix + 443 p.

References[edit]

^ 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, Florida. ix + 443 p.

External links[edit]

Phloeocharinae at Bugguide.net. [1]

[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, Florida. ix + 443 p.

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