| Pseudopsinae | |
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| Pseudopsis sulcata "complex" | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudopsinae Ganglbauer, 1895 |
Pseudopsinae is a beetle subfamily of Staphylinidae.1
Anatomy
- longitudinal carinae or costae on the head, pronotum, elytra, and sometimes head.
- fine stridulatory file one either side of the genital segment.
- tarsi 5-5-5, one species 3-3-3.
Ecology
- Habitat: found in fungi, forest leaf litter, flood debris, moss along streams, dung, and mammal nests.
- Collection method: sift/Berlese leaf litter.
- Biology: poorly known.
Systematics
Four genera and 12 species in North America.
References
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, FL. ix + 443 p.