Paederini
Tribe of beetles
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Paederini is a tribe of rove beetles.
| Paederini | |
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| Paederus littoralis | |
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| Unknown species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Paederinae |
| Tribe: | Paederini Fleming, 1821 |
The oldest known representative of Paederini is Cretobius fangornis. It was discovered in the Kachin State of Northern Myanmar inside Burmese amber.[1]
Taxonomy
Subtribes
- Acanthoglossina
- Astenina
- Cryptobiina
- Cylindroxystina
- Dolicaonina
- Echiasterina
- Lathrobiina
- Medonina
- Paederina
- Scopaeina
- Stilicina
- Stilicopsina
Genera
There are currently 28 genera that belong to the tribe Paederini:
- Acalophaena Sharp, 1886 g b
- Achenomorphus Motschoulsky, 1858 g b
- Astenus Dejean, 1833 c g b
- Biocrypta Casey, 1905 g b
- Dacnochilus Leconte, 1861 g b
- Echiaster Erichson, 1839 c g b
- Eustilicus Sharp, 1886 g b
- Homaeotarsus Hochhuth, 1851 c g b
- Lathrobium (Tetartoppeus) convolutum Watrous, 1980 i c g b
- Lissobiops Casey, 1905 b
- Lithocharis Dejean, 1833 i c g b
- Lobrathium Mulsant & Rey, 1878 c g b
- Medon (Platymedon) truncatum Hatch, 1957 i c g b
- Megastilicus Casey, 1889 g b
- Myrmecosaurus Wasmann, 1909 g b
- Ochthephilum Stephens, 1829 c g b
- Orus Casey, 1885 g b
- Pachystilicus Casey, 1905 g b
- Paederus ( Harpopaederus ) xui Peng & Li c g b
- Pseudolathra Casey, 1905 g b
- Rugilus Leach, 1819 c g b
- Scopaeus Erichson, 1839 c g b
- Sphaeronum Sharp, 1876 g b
- Stamnoderus Sharp, 1886 g b
- Stilicopsis Sachse, 1852 g b
- Sunius Stephens, 1829 i c g b
- Tetartopeus Czwalina, 1888 g b
- Thinocharis Kraatz, 1859 c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]
