Micropeplinae

{{short description|Subfamily of beetles}}

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| oldest_fossil = Cenomanian

| image = Micropeplus fulvus Jacobson.png

| image_caption = Micropeplus fulvus

| image_upright = 0.75

| taxon = Micropeplinae

| authority = Leach, 1815

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The Micropeplinae are a subfamily of the Staphylinidae, rove beetles.Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, FL. ix + 443 p. Their antennae have 9 segments with single-segmented clubs. The tarsal formula is 4-4-4 (appearing as 3-3-3). They are found in leaf litter, near lake shores and marshy areas, in mammal and bird nests, probably as saprophages or mold feeders. In North America, two genera are known Kalissus LeConte 1874 (British Columbia and Washington) and Micropeplus Latreille, with 14 widespread species.

Image: Micropeplus cribratus 0112288 dorsal.tif|Micropeplus cribratus

Image: Micropeplus cribratus 0017229 ventral.tif|M. cribratus