Phloeocharinae

Phloeocharinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Staphylinidae.^[1]

Phloeocharinae
Charhyphus picipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Subfamily:	Phloeocharinae Erichson, 1839

Anatomy

• Procoxae without mesal grove.
• Abdominal tergites IV and V each with a pair of distinctive cuticular combs.
• Hypopharynx distinctive.
• Tarsi 5-5-5

• 
  Phloeocharis subtilissima

Ecology

• Habitat: generally found in damp places, leaf litter, under bark.
• Collection method: sift/Berlese forest litter, barking, luck.
• Biology: poorly known.

Systematics

Five genera and six species in North America. In Europe only the genus Phloeocharis, with 12 species mostly in the Mediterranean, only P. subtilissima widespread throughout Europe.

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.