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Staphylinoidea Latreille 1802

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Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus Matthews, 1888
taxon links [up-->]Hydraenidae [up-->]Agyrtidae [up-->]Leiodidae [up-->]Silphidae [up-->]Scydmaenidae [up-->]Ptiliidae [up-->]Staphylinidae Not Monophyletic[down<--]Polyphaga Interpreting the tree
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Phylogeny after Lawrence and Newton 1982, Caterino et al. 2005, and Beutel and Leschen 2005.

Unless otherwise stated, the generic classifcation used throughout the staphylinoids in the ToL follows Newton and Thayer (2005). 

Containing group: Polyphaga

References

Betz, O., M. K. Thayer & A. F. Newton. 2003. Comparative morphology and evolutionary pathways of the mouthparts in spore-feeding Staphylinoidea (Coleoptera). Acta Zoologica 84 (3): 179-238.

Beutel, R. G. and Leschen, R. A. B. 2005. Phylogenetic analysis of Staphyliniformia (Coleoptera) based on characters of larvae and adults. Systematic Entomology DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2005.00293.x

Caterino, M. S., T. Hunt, and A. P. Vogler. 2005. On the constitution and phylogeny of Staphyliniformia (Insecta:Coleoptera). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34: 655 -672. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.11.012

Lawrence, J. F. and A. F. Newton. 1982. Evolution and classification of beetles. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 13: 261-290.

Newton, A. F., Jr. 1984. Mycophagy in Staphylinoidea (Coleoptera). Pages 302-353 in: Q. Wheeler and M. Blackwell (editors), Fungus/Insect Relationships. Perspectives in Ecology and Evolution. Columbia University Press, New York.

Newton, A. F., Jr. 1985. South temperate Staphylinoidea (Coleoptera): their potential for biogeographic analysis of austral disjunctions. Pages 180-220 in: G. E. Ball (editor), Taxonomy, phylogeny, and zoogeography of beetles and ants. A volume dedicated to the memory of Philip Jackson Darlington, Jr., 1904-1983. W. Junk, The Hague, Series Entomologia 33.

Newton, A. F., Jr. 1990. Larvae of Staphyliniformia (Coleoptera): where do we stand? Coleopterists Bulletin 44: 205-210.

Newton, A. F., Jr. & M. K. Thayer. 1992. Current classification and family-group names in Staphyliniformia (Coleoptera). Fieldiana: Zoology (N. S.) 67: 1-92.

Newton, A. F. & M. K. Thayer. 2005 Catalog of higher taxa, genera, and subgenera of Staphyliniformia. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. URL: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/peet_staph/db_1a.html

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Scientific Name Agathidium
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
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Copyright © 1995 David R. Maddison
Scientific Name Nanosella
Location Chile
Comments Fully winged specimen, wings removed
Acknowledgements Specimen slide made by A. F. Newton
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By A. F. Newton
Sex Female
Life Cycle Stage adult
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © 2003 Margaret K. Thayer
Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus Matthews, 1888
Scientific Name Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus Matthews, 1888
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex Female
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Copyright © 1995 David R. Maddison
Scientific Name Staphylinidae
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © 1995 David R. Maddison
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