Gnypeta
Genus of beetles
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Gnypeta is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae.[1]
| Gnypeta | |
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| Gnypeta nigrella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Tribe: | Oxypodini |
| Genus: | Gnypeta Thomson, 1858 |
The genus was first described by Carl Gustaf Thomson in 1858.[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
Species:
- Gnypeta caerulea
- Gnypeta carbonaria
- Gnypeta rubrior