Rhexius schmitti

Rhexius schmitti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Rhexius
Species:	R. schmitti
Binomial name
Rhexius schmitti Brendel, 1893
Synonyms
Rhexius hirsutus Casey, 1908

Rhexius schmitti is a species of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. ^{[1] [2]} It is found in North America. ^[2] The beetles are commonly found under organic materials like rotting wood and litter from leaves. ^[3]

References

1. "Rhexius schmitti Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
2. "Rhexius schmitti Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
3. Ferro, Michael; Gimmel, Matthew; Harms, Kyle; Carlton, Christopher (2012-11-29). "Comparison of the Coleoptera communities in leaf litter and rotten wood in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA" (PDF). Insecta Mundi . 1 (58): 23.

• Chandler, Donald S. (1997). "Family: Pselaphidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico, ix + 118.

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.