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Phloeoporina
Phloeoporina is a subtribe of rove beetles (Staphylinidae) within the tribe Oxypodini and subfamily Aleocharinae. These beetles are small, typically myrmecophilous or termitophilous, living in association with ants or termites. The subtribe was established by Thomson in 1859 and contains multiple genera distributed primarily in the Holarctic region. Members are characterized by morphological adaptations for life in social insect colonies.