The Olisthaerinae are a subfamily of the

Staphylinidae The rove beetles are a family (biology), family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed. With over 66,000 species in thousand ...

.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. They are similar to the

Phloeocharinae Phloeocharinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Staphylinidae The rove beetles are a family (biology), family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half ...

. Their habitat is under the bark of dead conifers. Their biology is poorly known. The

tarsal formula A tarsal formula states the number of segments of an insect's tarsi as three 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 Trictenotomid ...

is 5-5-5. In North America, two species, ''Olisthaerus megacephalus'' (Zetterstedt) and ''O. substriatus'' (Gyllenhal) are known, from Alaska across Canada to New York.

References

External links

*Olisthaerinae at Bugguide.net

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