The rove beetle tribe Staphylinini is a mega-diverse group of insects, with more than 5,400 species worldwide. These often conspicuous beetles, frequently used in environmental studies, are an important component of terrestrial ecosystems, but their current classification is outdated, hampering further exploration of this group. Incorporating morphological data, DNA, and fossils, this project will provide a genus-level revision of the tribe, its phylogenetic system, online identification keys, and species catalogs for all genera.

This project is an international collaboration of four institutions: The Field Museum, the Natural History Museum of Denmark / University of Copenhagen (NSF-0715705); the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the University of Kansas (NSF-0741475).

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What is a Staphylinid beetle?

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