Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Alternative combination: Staphylinus vulcanus

Full reference: H. F. Wickham. 1913. Fossil Coleoptera from Florissant in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 45(1982):283-303

Belongs to Staphylinus according to S. Chatzimanolis 2018

See also Herman 2001 and Wickham 1913

Sister taxa: Staphylinus aquisextanus, Staphylinus atavus, Staphylinus calvus, Staphylinus germarii, Staphylinus lesleyi, Staphylinus priscus, Staphylinus prodromus, Staphylinus vetulus

Type specimen: USNM 59636, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (USNM Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Florissant (USNM Collection)

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