Aleocharinae, Fleming, 1821
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5175113 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/99478788-965A-7456-FF78-FABBFB647C45 |
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Felipe |
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Aleocharinae |
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Aleocharinae View in CoL gen. spp. ( Fig. 28 View Figures 25–30 )
Comments. These specimens could not be reliably identified to genus. Aleocharinae is the largest sub- family of the Staphylinidae with 21 tribes, 183 genera, and 1385 described species known from North America and is badly in need of a comprehensive revision. See Newton et al. (2001), and references therein, for further information about this subfamily. Range: throughout North America. Habitat: ubiquitous in terrestrial habitats. Collection Method: sifting/Berlese leaf litter, pitfall traps, bait traps, UV light, etc. Biology: virtually every mode of life (many very specialized) is known in this subfamily: free living, parasitic, herbivore, carnivore, fungivore, flier, walker, runner, swimmer, gregarious, solitary, etc., but life history is almost unknown at the species level. Present Study: indifferent to substrate, forest type, and season. References: Downie and Arnett 1996; Newton et al. 2001.
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