The body is usually narrow and elongated; elytra typically very short, leaving more than half of the abdomen exposed; mostly dark in colour.
Staphylinidae (family) is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast | Greater Melbourne | Barwon South West
Maps
ANBG Aranda Bushland Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11) Bobundara Nature Reserve Boro Budjan Galindji (Franklin Grassland) Reserve Crace Grasslands Cuumbeun Nature Reserve Dryandra St Woodland galgi gnarrk (Craigieburn Grassland Nature Conservation Reserve) Genoplesium vernale target area Illilanga & Baroona Kangaroo Valley LB Block Katarina's garden MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden Mongarlowe River Mount Painter Piney Ridge Point Hut to Tharwa Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck.Places
Borough, NSW Carwoola, NSW Epping, VIC Freshwater Creek, VIC Kambah, ACT Melba, ACT Michelago, NSW Russell, ACT