The Micropeplinae are a subfamily of the
Staphylinidae
The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed. With roughly 63,000 species in thousands of genera, the ...
, rove beetles.
[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.] Their antennae have 9 segments with single-segmented clubs. The
tarsal formula
Tarsal formula is the number of segments of the tarsi, which has 3 numbers a-b-c, starting with the fore leg (a), then the middle leg (b), then the hind leg (c). For example, a tarsal formula of "5-5-4" as found in the Trictenotomidae
The Tric ...
is 4-4-4 (appearing as 3-3-3). They are found in leaf litter, near lake shores and marshy areas, in mammal and bird nests, probably as saprophages or mold feeders. In North America, two genera are known ''Kalissus '' LeConte 1874 (British Columbia and Washington) and ''Micropeplus'' Latreille, with 14 widespread species.
Image: Micropeplus cribratus 0112288 dorsal.tif, ''Micropeplus cribratus''
Image: Micropeplus cribratus 0017229 ventral.tif, ''M. cribratus''
Genera
These genera belong to the subfamily Micropeplinae:
* ''
Arrhenopeplus''
Koch, 1937 g
* ''
Cerapeplus''
Löbl & Burckhardt, 1988 c g
* ''
Kalissus''
Leconte, 1874 g b
* ''
Micropeplus''
Latreille, 1809 c g b
* ''
Peplomicrus''
Bernhauer, 1928 c g
*†''
Protopeplus''
Cai and Huang 2014 Burmese amber, Myanmar,
Cenomanian
The Cenomanian is, in the ICS' geological timescale, the oldest or earliest age of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or the lowest stage of the Upper Cretaceous Series. An age is a unit of geochronology; it is a unit of time; the stage is a unit in the s ...
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
External links
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Staphylinidae
Beetle subfamilies