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Leptotyphlinae
The Leptotyphlinae are a subfamily of the Staphylinidae, rove beetles. They are very small, less than 1.8 mm long, and are eyeless and wingless. These beetles appear to have seven abdominal segments, and 3-3-3 is their tarsal formula. They are found in leaf litter or deep soil, possibly as predators of mites, collembola, and other soil arthropods. Nine genera and 13 species are known from North America, in western states and Florida, but they may be more
25 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Homeotyphlus
genusHomeotyphlus
Paratyphlus
genusParatyphlus
Australiotyphlini
tribeAustraliotyphlini
Cubanotyphlus
genusCubanotyphlus
Leptotyphlus
genusLeptotyphlus
Metrotyphlus
genusMetrotyphlus
Egeotyphlus
genusEgeotyphlus
Banatotyphlus
genusBanatotyphlus
Portotyphlus
genusPortotyphlus
Kenotyphlus
genusKenotyphlus
Epalxotyphlus
genusEpalxotyphlus
Hesperotyphlus
genusHesperotyphlus
Cephalotyphlus
genusCephalotyphlus
Allotyphlus
genusAllotyphlus
Neocyrtotyphlus
genusNeocyrtotyphlus
Mesotyphlus
genusMesotyphlus
Entomoculia
genusEntomoculia
Apheliotyphlus
genusApheliotyphlus
Kladotyphlus
genusKladotyphlus
Rhopalotyphlus
genusRhopalotyphlus
Megatyphlus
genusMegatyphlus
Cyrtotyphlus
genusCyrtotyphlus
Cretotyphlus
genusCretotyphlus
Mayatyphlus
genusMayatyphlus
Gynotyphlus
genusGynotyphlus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 765352.