Philotermes

Philotermes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Subfamily:	Aleocharinae
Genus:	Philotermes Kraatz, 1857

Philotermes is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about seven described species in Philotermes.[1][2][3]

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Philotermes:

• Philotermes cubitopilis Seevers, 1957
• Philotermes emersoni Seevers, 1938
• Philotermes fuchsii Kraatz, 1857
• Philotermes laxicornis Sharp, 1883
• Philotermes pennsylvanicus Kraatz, 1857
• Philotermes pilosus Kraatz, 1857
• Philotermes werneri Seevers, 1957

References

1. "Philotermes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Philotermes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Philotermes genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

• Seevers, Charles H. (1978). "A generic and tribal revision of the North American Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)". Fieldiana, Zoology. 71. ISSN 0015-0754.
• Frank, J. H.; Ahn, K. J. (2011). "Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history". ZooKeys (107): 1–98. Bibcode:2011ZooK..107....1A. doi:10.3897/zookeys.107.1651. PMC 3392188. PMID 22792029.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.