Philonthus is a genus of large rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 380 described species in Philonthus.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Tribe: | Staphylinini |
| Subtribe: | Philonthina |
| Genus: | Philonthus Stephens, 1829 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 250 species | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Philonthus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Philonthus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Philonthus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading edit
- Brunke, A.; Marshall, S. (2011). "Contributions to the faunistics and bionomics of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in northeastern North America: discoveries made through study of the University of Guelph Insect Collection, Ontario, Canada". ZooKeys (75): 29–68. doi:10.3897/zookeys.75.767. PMC 3088045. PMID 21594139.
- Frank, J. H.; Ahn, K. J. (2011). "Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history". ZooKeys (107): 1–98. doi:10.3897/zookeys.107.1651. PMC 3392188. PMID 22792029.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.
External links edit
Media related to Philonthus at Wikimedia Commons
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