Euaesthetinae
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| Euaesthetinae | |
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| Euaesthetus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Euaesthetinae Thomson, 1859 |
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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.
