Piestinae

Piestinae
Piestus extimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Superfamily: Staphylinoidea
Family: Staphylinidae
Lameere, 1900
Subfamily: Piestinae

Piestinae Erichson 1839 are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.[1]

Anatomy

  • body elongate and depressed, abdomen parallel-sided.
  • antennae inserted under shelf-like corners of frons
  • tarsi 5-5-5

Ecology

  • Habitat: many species under bark of decaying trees.
  • Collection Method: barking.
  • Biology: some are saprophages or mycophages.

Systematics

Piestinae includes three genera and five species in North America. These three genera belong to the subfamily:

  • Hypotelus Erichson, 1839 i c g
  • Piestus Gravenhorst, 1806 i c g b
  • Siagonium Kirby & Spence, 1815 i c g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References

  • 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, Florida. ix + 443 p.

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, Florida. ix + 443 p.
  2. ↑ "Piestinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  4. ↑ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Piestinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  • Piestinae at Bugguide.net.
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