Euconnus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Euconnus
Euconnus fimetarius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Scydmaeninae
Supertribe: Scydmaenitae
Tribe: Stenichnini
Genus: Euconnus
Thomson, C. G., 1859
Synonyms[1]
  • Alloconophron Franz, 1986
  • Allonapochus Franz, 1972
  • Androconnus Franz, 1986
  • Anthicimorphus Franz, 1986
  • Borneoconnus Franz, 1992
  • Cerviconnus Franz, 1962
  • Cervinoconnus Franz, 1961
  • Cladoconnus Reitter, 1909
  • Connophron Casey, 1897
  • Diarthroconnus Ganglbauer, 1900
  • Dimorphoconnus Franz, 1975
  • Drasterophus Franz, 1985
  • Euconnoides Croissandeau, 1898
  • Euconophron Reitter, 1909
  • Eupentarius Reitter, 1907
  • Filonapochus Franz, 1986
  • Glandularia Schaufuss, 1889
  • Heteroconnus Franz, 1963
  • Himalayaconnus Franz, 1979
  • Microconnus Franz, 1994
  • Myrmecodites Csiki, 1919
  • Myrmecodytes Croissandeau, 1898
  • Neonapochus Machulka, 1929
  • Nepaloconnus Franz, 1979
  • Nodoconnus Franz, 1986
  • Nudatoconnus Franz, 1980
  • Palaeoconnus Franz, 1995
  • Paranapochus Franz, 1985
  • Paratetramelus Franz, 1963
  • Psocophus Franz, 1994
  • Psomophus Casey, 1897
  • Pycnophus Casey, 1897
  • Rhomboconnus Franz, 1986
  • Scopophus Casey, 1897
  • Scydmaenites Croissandeau, 1898
  • Smicrophus Casey, 1897
  • Spanioconnus Ganglbauer, 1899
  • Ursoconnus Franz, 1963
  • Xestophus Casey, 1897
Euconnus clavipes, Canada

Euconnus is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 2,500 described species in Euconnus, found worldwide.[2][1][3]

37 subgenera of Euconnus were formerly recognized,[4] but recent research has resulted in fewer than 20 genera.[5][6][2]

According to Catalog of Life (2025) and StaphBase, these 11 subgenera are members of Euconnus.[2]

  • Androconnus Franz, 1986 (31 species)
  • Austroconophron Franz, 1971 (21 species)
  • Borneoconnus Franz, 1992 (3 species)
  • Cladoconnus Reitter, 1909 (38 species)
  • Euconnus (1,003 species)
  • Glabriconnus Jałoszyński, 2016 (6 species)
  • Madagassoconnus Franz, 1986 (28 species)
  • Nodoconnus Franz, 1986 (3 species)
  • Oneila Péringuey, 1899 (11 species)
  • Rhomboconnus Franz, 1986 (19 species)
  • Tetramelus Motschulsky, 1869 (229 species)

About 1200 species are unassigned to subgenus. About 1000 species are members of the subgenus Euconnus, Tetramelus contains 229 species, and none of the remaining subgenera have more than 40 species. Further research will likely change these numbers in the future.[2][5][6]

Euconnus species

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