title: Phloeocharinae
text: # 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
  * Phloeocharis subtilissima
  
  ## 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.
  
  