title: Scaphidiinae
text: # Scaphidiinae
  
  Scaphidiinae is a subfamily of Staphylinidae.
  
  ## Anatomy
  
  * Broadly oval, compact, long slender legs.
  * Elytra long, cover all but last few abdominal segments
  * Tarsi 5-5-5.
  
  ## Ecology
  
  * Habitat: found on fungi, and slime molds.
  * Collection Method: check fungi and slime molds.
  * Biology: entire subfamily is mycophagous, most diverse in the tropics.
  
  ## Systematics
  
  Seven genera and 70 species in North America.
  
  * Baeocera sp.
  * Baeocera sp.
  