Staphylininae Temporal range:
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Ontholestes cingulatus.[1][2] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
Family: | Staphylinidae |
Subfamily: | Staphylininae Latreille, 1802 |
Diversity | |
6 tribes | |
Synonyms | |
Staphylinae (lapsus) |
Staphylininae are a subfamily of rove beetles (family Staphylinidae). They contain the typical rove beetles with their long but fairly robust blunt-headed and -tipped bodies and short elytra, as well as some more unusually-shaped lineages.