Biology:Piestinae

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Short description: Subfamily of beetles

Piestinae
File:Piestus extimus 0157233 dorsal.tif
Piestus extimus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Piestinae
Erichson, 1839

Piestinae are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.[1]

Anatomy

  • Body elongate and depressed, abdomen parallel-sided.
  • Antennae inserted under shelf-like corners of frons
  • Tarsi 5-5-5

Ecology

  • Habitat: many species under bark of decaying trees.
  • Collection method: barking.
  • Biology: some are saprophages or mycophages.

Systematics

Piestinae includes three genera and five species in North America. These three genera belong to the subfamily:

  • Hypotelus Erichson, 1839 i c g
  • Piestus Gravenhorst, 1806 i c g b
  • Siagonium Kirby & Spence, 1815 i c g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

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

  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.
  2. "Piestinae Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=678474. Retrieved 2018-03-27. 
  3. "Catalogue of Life". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/. Retrieved 2018-03-27. 
  4. "GBIF". https://www.gbif.org/. Retrieved 2018-03-27. 
  5. "Piestinae Subfamily Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/167989. Retrieved 2018-03-27. 

External links

  • Piestinae at Bugguide.net. [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q937147 entry