Euaesthetinae
Subfamily of beetles
Euaesthetinae | |
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Euaesthetus sp. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Staphylinidae |
Subfamily: | Euaesthetinae Thomson, 1859 |
Tribes | |
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The Euaesthetinae are a subfamily of the Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) containing six tribes.[1]
These rove beetles have slender antennae with two or three apical antennomeres forming a loose club. The tarsi have 4-4-4 or 5-5-5 (5-5-4 in some exotic genera) segments. They are found in forest litter. Five genera and 22 species known from North America.
- Euaesthetus sp.
- Edaphus sp.
References
- ^ "Euaesthetinae". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
Further reading
- Herman, L.H. 2001: Catalog of the Staphylinidae (Insecta, Coleoptera): 1758 to the end of the second millennium. IV. Staphylinine group (part 1) Euaesthetinae, Leptotyphlinae, Megalopsidiinae, Oxyporinae, Pseudopsinae, Solieriinae, Steninae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, (265): 1807–2440. [1]
- 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.
External links
Data related to Euaesthetinae at Wikispecies
- Euaesthetinae at Bugguide.net. [2]