any beetle of the family Staphylinidae, characterized by very short elytra and an elongated body
Examples of 'staphylinid' in a sentence
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Differences in environmental heterogeneity and staphylinid beta diversity between cover types were also important at small scales.
Sergio García-Tejero, John R. Spence, John O'Halloran, Stephane Bourassa, Anne Oxbrough 2018, 'Natural succession and clearcutting as drivers of environmental heterogeneity andbeta diversity in North American boreal forests', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0206931. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A total of 42 carabid beetles belonging to nine species and 260 staphylinid beetles belonging to 37 species were collected.
Agmal Qodri, Rika Raffiudin, Woro Anggraitoningsih Noerdjito 2016, 'Diversity and Abundance of Carabidae and Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in FourMontane Habitat Types on Mt. Bawakaraeng, South Sulawesi', Hayati Journal of Bioscienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1978301916304004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)