Piestinae are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.[1]

Piestinae
Piestus extimus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Piestinae
Erichson, 1839

Anatomy

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  • Body elongate and depressed, abdomen parallel-sided.
  • Antennae inserted under shelf-like corners of frons
  • Tarsi 5-5-5

Ecology

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

Systematics

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

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

References

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  • 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

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  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.
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  Data related to Piestinae at Wikispecies

  • Piestinae at Bugguide.net. [1]