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Phloeocharinae
Phloeocharinae
Erichson
1839
are a
subfamily
of
Staphylinidae
.
Anatomy
Procoxae without mesal
grove
.
Abdominal
tergites
IV
and V each with a pair of distinctive cuticular
combs
.
Hypopharynx distinctive.
Tarsi
5-5-5
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
.