Pseudopsinae

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Pseudopsinae
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Pseudopsis sulcata "complex"
Scientific classification
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Ganglbauer, 1895
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Pseudopsinae

Pseudopsinae is a beetle subfamily of Staphylinidae. [1]

Contents

Anatomy

Ecology

Systematics

Four genera and 12 species in North America.

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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, FL. ix + 443 p.