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Omalorphanus
Omalorphanus is monotypic genus of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles, where it is placed in the subfamily Omaliinae. The only species is Omalorphanus aenigma . The genus and the species were described by John Milton Campbell and Donald S. Chandler in 1987 from the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest (Oregon) at elevations of to . It was described by them as unusual for its number of unusual morphological features, which made the placement of the species difficult.
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Omalorphanus is monotypic genus of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles, where it is placed in the subfamily Omaliinae. The only species is Omalorphanus aenigma . The genus and the species were described by John Milton Campbell and Donald S. Chandler in 1987 from the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest (Oregon) at elevations of to . It was described by them as unusual for its number of unusual morphological features, which made the placement of the species difficult.
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