Abraeinae
Subfamily of beetles
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Abraeinae is a subfamily of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 20 genera and at least 440 described species in Abraeinae.[1][2]
| Abraeinae | |
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| Acritus nigricornis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Histeridae |
| Subfamily: | Abraeinae MacLeay, 1819 |
Many of the groups are tiny, with adults less than 2 mm in length. These beetles are diverse in form with a small oval specie that separates them from all the other histerids except for the Bacaniini. The Abraeinae lacks a separate basal piece of the aedeagus.
Genera
- Abaeletes Cooman, 1940
- Abraeus Leach, 1817
- Acritodes Cooman, 1935
- Acritomorphus Wenzel, 1944
- Acritus J. L. LeConte, 1853
- Aeletes Horn, 1873
- Aeletodes Gomy, 1977
- Anophtaeletes Olexa, 1976
- Arizonacritus Gomy & Warner, 2013
- Chaetabraeus Portevin, 1929
- Eubrachium Wollaston, 1862
- Halacritus Schmidt, 1893
- Iberacritus Yélamos, 1994
- Mascarenium Gomy, 1978
- Phloeolister Bickhardt, 1916
- Plegaderus Erichson, 1834
- Pleuroleptus G. Müller, 1937
- Spelaeabraeus Moro, 1957
- Spelaeacritus Jeannel, 1934
- Teretriosoma Horn, 1873
- Teretrius Erichson, 1834
- Therondus Gomy, 1974
- Trypolister Bickhardt, 1916
- Xiphonotus Lacordaire, 1854
