Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Parent taxon: Staphylinidae according to S. H. Scudder 1877
Sister taxa: Aleocharinae, Aleocharopsis, Apateticinae, Apticax, Bledius, Boletobius, Caririderma, Carpelimus, Dasycerinae, Deleaster, Empelinae, Euaesthetinae, Glypholomatinae, Gyrophaena, Habrocerinae, Homalota, Leehermania, Leptacinus, Leptotyphlinae, Lithoplanes, Megalopsidiinae, Micropeplinae, Microsilphinae, Miolithocharis, Mycetoporus, Neophoninae, Olisthaerinae, Olophrum, Omaliinae, Osoriinae, Oxyporinae, Oxytelinae, Paederinae, Philonthus, Phloeocharinae, Piestinae, Protactinae, Proteininae, Protopselaphinae, Protostaphylinus, Pselaphinae, Pseudopsinae, Pycnoglypta, Scaphidiinae, Scydmaeninae, Seniaulus, Solieriinae, Staphylininae, Staphylinites, Staphylinus, Steninae, Sulcelytrinus, Tachinus, Tachyporinae, Tachyporus, Trichophyinae, Trigonurinae, Tunicopterus
Subtaxa: Leistotrophus patriarchicus
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