Phloeocharinae

Phloeocharinae Erichson 1839 are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.

Anatomy

 * Procoxae without mesal grove.
 * Abdominal tergites IV and V each with a pair of distinctive cuticular combs.
 * Hypopharynx distinctive.
 * Tarsi 5-5-5

Ecology

 * Habitat: generally found in damp places, leaf litter, under bark.
 * Collection Method: sift/Berlese forest litter, barking, luck.
 * Biology: poorly known.

Systematics
Five genera and six species in North America. In Europe only the genus Phloeocharis, with 12 species mostly in the Mediterranean, only P. subtilissima widespread throughout Europe.