Tachyporinae
Tachyporinae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Staphylinidae |
Subfamily: | Tachyporinae MacLeay, 1825 |
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Tachyporinae is a subfamily of rove beetle. Their common name is crab-like rove beetles.[1] They are generally small, roughly 2.4 to 5 millimeters.[2][1]
There are around 60 species in twelve genera of crab-like rove beetles. All species are fusiform.[2]
Gallery
[edit]![Fusiform red and black beetle with long hairs and short antennae on grey cement](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Tachyporus_obtusus01.jpg/220px-Tachyporus_obtusus01.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Crab-like Rove Beetles". PBase. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "Tachyporinae". UK. Retrieved January 25, 2015.