Philonthus splendens splendens Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SUBSPECIES Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Arthropoda class Insecta order Coleoptera family Staphylinidae genus Philonthus species Philonthus splendens Name Synonyms Staphylinus niger O.F.Müller, 1764 Staphylinus sextus J.C.Schaeffer, 1766 Homonyms Philonthus splendens splendens