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  14. ›Clavigerina
Claviger
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Claviger

Claviger is a genus of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Pselaphinae. About 40 species and subspecies are described, divided into two subgenera, Claviger (Claviger) and Claviger Clavifer. Claviger displays unusual biological adaptations to myrmecophily. This pselaphid is of palearctic distribution.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Yellow Ant's-nest Beetle

speciesClaviger testaceus

Claviger longicornis

speciesClaviger longicornis

Claviger ciscaucasicus

speciesClaviger ciscaucasicus

Claviger raffrayi

speciesClaviger raffrayi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 451324.