| Aleochara lustrica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Aleochara |
| Species: | A. lustrica |
| Binomial name | |
| Aleochara lustrica Say, 1834 | |
Aleochara lustrica is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed. With roughly 63,000 species in thousands of genera, the group is currently recognized as the largest extant family of organisms. It is an ancient group, with fossilized rove beetles known from the Triassic, 200 million years ago, and possibly even earlier if the genus Leehermania proves to be a member of this family. They are an ecologically and morphologically diverse group of beetles, and commonly encountered in terrestrial ecosystems.
Aleochara is an unusual genus in the beetle family Staphylinidae, the Rove beetles; larvae of Staphylinidae occur in many assorted ecological roles, most being scavengers, predators or carrion feeders, but the larvae of at least those species of Aleochara whose life histories are known, are parasitoids; they feed in the puparia of suitable species of flies, killing the host in the process. Adult Aleochara are predators.
Gyrophaena is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 160 described species in Gyrophaena.
Aleochara sculptiventris is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America.
Sceptobius is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least three described species in Sceptobius.
Sceptobiini is a tribe of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least two genera and about five described species in Sceptobiini.
Atheta is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 640 described species in Atheta.
Aleochara littoralis is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America.
Halobrecta algophila is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in Australia, Europe and Northern Asia, North America, South America, and New Zealand.
Halobrecta is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about six described species in Halobrecta.
Aleochara curtula is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Aleochara lata is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Aleochara pacifica is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Dinardilla is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least two described species in Dinardilla.
Aleochara rubripennis is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America.
Thinusa fletcheri is a species of "sea shore genus" in the beetle family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America.
Thinusa is a genus of "sea shore genera" in the beetle family Staphylinidae. There are at least two described species in Thinusa.
Atheta ventricosa is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America.
Tachyusa americana is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America.
Tachyusa is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 20 described species in Tachyusa.
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