Staphylinidae is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera commonly known as rove beetles. They are recognized by short elytra that leave more than half of the abdominal segments exposed, and the family comprises more than 68,000 described species across roughly 4,100 genera, making it one of the largest families of any organism. Rove beetles first appear in the fossil record in the Middle Jurassic and were described by Pierre Andre Latreille in 1802. A well known member is the devils coach horse beetle, Ocypus olens. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Introduction
The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed.
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