Cryptic-beetle
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Eurysphindus hirtus
Eurysphindus hirtus is a species of cryptic slime mold beetle in the family Sphindidae. It occurs in North America, with records from Canadian provinces including Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. The species was described by LeConte in 1878.
Odontosphindus
Odontosphindus is a genus of cryptic slime mold beetles in the family Sphindidae, established by LeConte in 1878. The genus contains at least three described species distributed in North America. Members of this genus are small beetles associated with slime molds (Myxomycetes), their primary food source. The genus is the type genus of the subfamily Odontosphindinae.
Phloeocharis subtilissima
Phloeocharis subtilissima is a small rove beetle (Staphylinidae: Phloeocharinae) native to the Palearctic region. It was first documented in North America in 2004 from Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia, representing an introduction via maritime shipping. The species belongs to a subfamily associated with decaying plant matter and fungal habitats.
Scalenarthrus
Scalenarthrus is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Pselaphinae. First described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1880, it belongs to the tribe Brachyglutini. Members of this genus are small, cryptic beetles characteristic of the ant-loving beetle group (Pselaphinae), which are primarily found in soil and leaf litter habitats.