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Checklist for Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802 (Carrion Beetles)
and region Preston County (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
239
1065
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
1062
1455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
1007
1365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
163
869
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
40
175
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
143
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
6
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
4
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Preston County
4 Families width 9 Species
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859Primitive carrion beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Preston County
10 Genera with 9 Species
Creophilus Samouelle, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Elacatophora Schaufuss, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Eumicrota Casey, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Gyrophaena Mannerheim, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Hesperus Fauvel, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Necrophilus Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1801Burying Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenus Latreille, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Preston County
9 Species
Creophilus maxillosus Linnaeus, 1758Carrion Beetle
Elacatophora apion Jaloszynski, 2004
Eumicrota corruscula Erichson, 1839
Hesperus trimerus Fauvel, 1895
Necrophila americana Linnaeus, 1758American Carrion Beetle
Necrophilus pettitii Horn, 1880
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber, 1801Gold-necked carrion beetle
Stenus cicindela Sharp, 1874

Subnodes of Staphylinoidea with occurrences in Preston County
FamilyAgyrtidae
Thomson, 1859
Primitive carrion beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScydmaenidae
Leach, 1815
Ant-like stone beetles, Scydmaenines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySilphidae
Latreille, 1807
Burying And Carrion Beetles, Burying beetles, Carrion Beetle, Carrion beetles, Large carrion beetles, Sexton beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStaphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Rove beetles, Short-winged mold beetles, Staphs
6
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Staphylinoidea at artfakta.se
Staphylinoidea at dyntaxa.se
Staphylinoidea at itis.gov