Phloeocharinae

Phloeocharinae
Charhyphus picipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Subfamily:	Phloeocharinae Erichson, 1839

Phloeocharinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Staphylinidae. It was first described by Erichson in 1839.

Anatomy

• 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

• 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. In Europe only the genus Phloeocharis, with 12 species mostly in the Mediterranean, only P. subtilissima widespread throughout Europe.

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, Florida. ix + 443 p.

References

External links

Wikispecies has information related to Phloeocharinae.

• Phloeocharinae at Bugguide.net.