Staphylinidae of Eastern Canada and Adjacent United States Part 1

• Elytra far from reaching apex of abdomen
• In the majority of species, elytra and abdomen together appearing as an apical section, distinctly wider than head and pronotum

• In those few species that are more linear in shape (above left):

  • Antennae always clubbed
  • Head, pronotum and elytra (at base) with deep pits
  • All tarsi with three segments

If similar to those of

Fig. 1.4.1, then without deep pits at the base of the elytra