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A new species and a new record of termitophilous Staphylinidae from Sierra Leone with a revision of the genus Termitusodes (Coleoptera).
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Among these were 4 Longicorns, 2 Caribidae, 7 Staphylinidae, 7 Curculionidae, 2
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Trogositidae, and Nitidulidae in the Lias; Staphylinidae in the English
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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A morning's search at these often produced me a score of species -- Staphylinidae, Nitidulidae, Onthophagi, and minute Carabidae, being the most abundant.
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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(Staphylinidae), giving the idea that they can sting, has, probably, a similar use.
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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That they do not eat the leaves themselves I convinced myself; for I found near the tenanted chambers, deserted ones filled with the refuse particles of leaves that had been exhausted as manure for the fungus, and were now left, and served as food for larvae of Staphylinidae and other beetles.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855
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By sweeping with my insect-net, I procured from these situations a considerable number of minute insects, of the family of Staphylinidae, and others allied to Pselaphus, and minute Hymenoptera.
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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Your beetle is a Rove Beetle in the family Staphylinidae.
What's That Bug? online 2010
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Your beetle is a Rove Beetle in the family Staphylinidae.
What's That Bug? online 2010
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Your beetle is a Rove Beetle in the family Staphylinidae.
What's That Bug? online 2010
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