Scaphidiinae
Subfamily of beetles
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Scaphidiinae is a subfamily of Staphylinidae.[1]
| Scaphidiinae | |
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| Baeocera sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Scaphidiinae Latreille 1807 |
| Genera | |
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Anatomy
- Broadly oval, compact, long slender legs.
- Elytra long, cover all but last few abdominal segments
- Tarsi 5-5-5.
Ecology
- Habitat: found on fungi, and slime molds.
- Collection Method: check fungi and slime molds.
- Biology: entire subfamily is mycophagous, most diverse in the tropics.
Systematics
Seven genera and 70 species in North America.
Baeocera sp.
Baeocera sp.
Genera include:
- Alexidia Reitter, 1880
- Amalocera Erichson, 1845
- Baeocera Erichson, 1845
- Cyparium Erichson, 1845
- Scaphidium Olivier, 1790
- Scaphisoma Leach, 1815
- Toxidium LeConte, 1860
