Leptotyphlinae

Life-forms

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: Leptotyphlinae
Tribus (6): Australiotyphlini – Cephalotyphlini – Entomoculiini – Leptotyphlini – Metrotyphlini – Neotyphlini
Overview of genera

Allotyphlus – Apheliotyphlus – Apotyphlus – Australiotyphlus – Banatotyphlus – Cafrotyphlus – Cainotyphlus – Cephalotyphlus – Chiliotyphlus – Chionotyphlus – Cretotyphlus – Cubanotyphlus – Cyrtotyphlus – Egeotyphlus – Entomoculia – Eotyphlus – Epalxotyphlus – Eutyphlops – Gynotyphlus – Hesperotyphlus – Heterotyphlus – Homeotyphlus – Idahotyphlus – Kenotyphlus – Kilimatyphlus – Kladotyphlus – Leptotyphlus – Macrotyphlus – Mayatyphlus – Megatyphlus – Mesotyphlus – Metrotyphlus – Neocyrtotyphlus – Neotyphlus – Newtonius – Oreinotyphlus – Paramacrotyphlus – Paratyphlus – Portotyphlus – Prototyphlus – Rhopalotyphlus – Sekotyphlus – Telotyphlus – Venezillotyphlus – Xenotyphlus
Name

Leptotyphlinae Fauvel, 1874: 35

Type genus: Leptotyphlus Fauvel, 1874
Synonymy

Leptotyphli Fauvel, 1874: 35 [original name]

References
Primary references

Fauvel, A. 1874. Faune Gallo-Rhénane ou species des insectes qui habitent la France, la Belgique, la Hollande, le Luxembourg, la Prusse Rhénane, le Nassau et le Valais avec tableaux synoptiques et planches gravées. Coléoptères. 2e supplément aux Staphylinides. Tome 3, livr. 5: 25–46. Caen: Le Blanc-Hardel. PDF [original description: p. 35]

Additional references

Herman, L.H. 2001: Catalog of the Staphylinidae (Insecta, Coleoptera): 1758 to the end of the second millennium. IV. Staphylinine group (part 1) Euaesthetinae, Leptotyphlinae, Megalopsidiinae, Oxyporinae, Pseudopsinae, Solieriinae, Steninae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, (265): 1807–1220.

The Leptotyphlinae are a subfamily of the Staphylinidae, rove beetles.[1] They are very small, less than 1.8 mm long, and are eyeless and wingless. These beetles appear to have seven abdominal segments, and 3-3-3 is their tarsal formula. They are found in leaf litter or deep soil, possibly as predators of mites, collembola, and other soil arthropods. Nine genera and 13 species are known from North America, in western states and Florida, but they may be more widespread.
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.