Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900
(burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
HYDROPHILOIDEA
scavenger water beetles
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 		Superfamily 14 subtaxa 33 images 22 ident. refs
HYSTEROIDEA
clown and sphaeritid beetles
Superfamily 2 ident. refs
STAPHYLINOIDEA
rove, sexton and featherwing beetles
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 		Superfamily 45 subtaxa 209 images 51 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Series Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 156 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)
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