Aleocharinae
Sign in to savethumb|right|Lomechusa pubicollis lives in the nest of the ant [[Formica rufa.]]
Species
småkortvenger
Subfamily
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyStaphylinidae
Habitatmarine
via
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7,625
- Family
- Staphylinidae
- Collections
- UTC
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Anatomy
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Systematics
- Tribes and selected genera
- Gallery
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Lomechusa pubicollis lives in the nest of the ant [[Formica rufa.]]
The Aleocharinae are one of the largest subfamilies of rove beetles, containing over 12,000 species. Previously subject to large-scale debate whether the subfamily deserved the familial status, it is now considered one of the largest subfamilies of rove beetles.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aleocharinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.