Staphylinidae (Topical Term)
- Aleocharidae
- Brathinidae
- Micropeplidae
- Omalidae
- Oxytelidae
- Rove beetles
- Stenidae (Insects)
- Tachyporidae
- Broader heading: Beetles
Campbell, J.M. A catalog of the Coleoptera of American north of Mexico. Family Micropeplidae, 1984: p. 1 (the family Micropeplidae has, until the last decade, been considered by most authors as a subfamily of the family Staphylinidae; two genera, Kalissus and Micropeplus)
World list of insect families, via WWW, Jan. 25, 2001 (Staphylinidae: Status=valid. Insecta:Coleoptera; synonyms: Brathinidae, Clavigeridae, Dasyceridae, Micropeplidae, Pselaphidae, Scaphidiidae)
Nomina insecta Nearctica, via WWW, Jan. 25, 2001 (Staphylinidae, Coleoptera; genera Micropeplus and Kalissus listed in family Staphylinidae; families not found: Brathinidae, Clavigeridae, Dasyceridae, Micropeplidae, Pselaphidae, Scaphidiidae)
Families of Coleoptera, via WWW, Jan. 25, 2001 (Staphylinidae, superfamily Staphylinoidea; other valid families listed in superfamily Staphylinoidea include: Scaphidiidae, Micropeplidae, Dasyceridae, Pselaphidae)
ITIS, Jan. 25, 2001 (Staphylinidae. Common name: rove beetles. Superfamily Staphylinoidea, Suborder Polyphaga, Order Coleoptera; also lists as valid families: Dasyceridae, Pselaphidae, Scaphidiidae; no entries for: Brathinidae, Clavigeridae, Micropeplidae)