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Taxonomic Review of Rove Beetles, Staphylininae and Oxytelinae (Staphylinidae: Coleoptera) in Rice Agro-ecosystem in Luzon, Philippines

(Myanmar), Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)

Dissertation Abstract:

A taxonomic review of Philippine Staphylininae and Oxytelinae associated with rice agro-ecosystem was conducted in Luzon, Philippines. Four different sampling methods were used—namely, light trap, pitfall trap, sweep net sampling, and visual sampling. Eleven subfamilies of Staphylinidae associated with rice agroecosystem were recorded. A total of 10 genera and 26 species, including six undetermined species belonging to Staphylininae and Oxytelinae were identified and recorded in Luzon, Philippines. Checklist and key to the Philippine Staphylininae and Oxytelinae were provided.