Aleocharinae

Aleocharinae
Temporal range: Earliest Cenomanian–Holocene, 98.8–0 Ma[1]
Aleochara lanuginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Aleocharinae
Fleming, 1821
Synonyms
  • Aleocharidae Fleming, 1821[2]
Lomechusa pubicollis lives in the nest of the ant Formica rufa.

The Aleocharinae are one of the largest subfamilies of rove beetles, containing over 12,000 species. Previously subject to large-scale debate whether the subfamily deserved the familial status, it is now considered one of the largest subfamilies of rove beetles.[3][4]

  1. ^ Yamamoto, Shûhei; Maruyama, Munetoshi; Parker, Joseph (2016). "Evidence for social parasitism of early insect societies by Cretaceous rove beetles". Nature Communications. 7: 13658. Bibcode:2016NatCo...713658Y. doi:10.1038/ncomms13658. PMC 5155144. PMID 27929066.
  2. ^ Biolib
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ James S. Ashe (1947–2005) Tree of life University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA