Piestinae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Staphyliniformia
Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Piestinae
Genera (7 + 3†): †Eopiestus – Eupiestus – Hypotelus – †Paleosiagonium – Parasiagonum – Piestoneus – Piestus – Prognathoides – †Propiestus – Siagonium

Name

Piestinae Erichson, 1839: 31

Type genus: Piestus Gravenhorst, 1806

Synonymy

Piestini Erichson, 1839: 31 [original name]
Prognathites Blanchard, 1845: 290
Type genus: Prognathus Berthold, 1827 [as Prognata, incorrect subsequent spelling of type genus name not in prevailing usage; syn. of Siagonium Kirby & Spence, 1815].
Siagoniini Crowson, 1980: 289 [unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1)]
Type genus: Siagonium Kirby & Spence, 1815

References
Primary references

Erichson, W.F. 1839. Erster Band. Pp. 1–400. In: Genera et species Staphylinorum insectorum coleopterorum familiae. Berlin: F.H. Morin, viii + 954 pp. + 5 pls. BHL Reference page. [see p. 31]

Additional references

Bortoluzzi, S., Caron, E. & Ribeiro-Costa, C.S. 2017. Revision and phylogeny of Hypotelus Erichson: a Neotropical genus of minute rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Piestinae). Zootaxa 4273(4): 451–487. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4273.4.1. Reference page.
Herman, L.H. 2001: Catalog of the Staphylinidae (Insecta, Coleoptera): 1758 to the end of the second millennium. III. Oxyteline group. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, (265 ): 1067–1806.

Piestinae are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.[1]

Anatomy

Body elongate and depressed, abdomen parallel-sided.
Antennae inserted under shelf-like corners of frons
Tarsi 5-5-5

Ecology

Habitat: many species under bark of decaying trees.
Collection method: barking.
Biology: some are saprophages or mycophages.

Systematics

Piestinae includes three genera and five species in North America. These three genera belong to the subfamily:

Hypotelus Erichson, 1839 i c g
Piestus Gravenhorst, 1806 i c g b
Siagonium Kirby & Spence, 1815 i c g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]
References

Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, Florida. ix + 443 p.

References

Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, Florida. ix + 443 p.
"Piestinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
"Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
"GBIF". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
"Piestinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-27.