Philonthus

Philonthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Tribe:	Staphylinini
Subtribe:	Philonthina
Genus:	Philonthus Stephens, 1829
Diversity
at least 250 species

Philonthus is a genus of large rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 380 described species in Philonthus. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• List of Philonthus species

References

1. "Philonthus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Philonthus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Philonthus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Brunke, A.; Marshall, S. (2011). "Contributions to the faunistics and bionomics of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in northeastern North America: discoveries made through study of the University of Guelph Insect Collection, Ontario, Canada". ZooKeys (75): 29–68. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.75.767 . PMC   3088045 . PMID   21594139.
• Frank, J. H.; Ahn, K. J. (2011). "Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history". ZooKeys (107): 1–98. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.107.1651 . PMC   3392188 . PMID   22792029.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-29685-5.

External links

• Media related to Philonthus at Wikimedia Commons