Aleocharini

Aleocharini
Aleochara lanuginosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Subfamily:	Aleocharinae
Tribe:	Aleocharini Fleming, 1821

Aleocharini is the type tribe of the subfamily Aleocharinae. It contains three subtribes, Aleocharina, Compactopediina and Hodoxenina. The tribe contains 29 genera and 682 species. ^[1] The vast majority of biodiversity is distributed in the subtribe Aleocharina, which contains 650 species in 16 genera including 545 species in the genus Aleochara alone. ^{[2] [1]}

Uncategorized genera

The following genera are not currently assigned to any of the 3 subtribes of Aleocharini: ^[1]

• Axiologarthra Pace, 2013
• Borneochara Pace, 2014
• Compsoglossa Bernhauer, 1915
• Eloschara Pace, 2012
• Eydelusa Pace, 1997
• Myrmecosticta Maruyama, 2011
• Oxybessoglossa Pace, 1993

References

1. "Aleocharini Fleming, 1821". Catalogue of Life .
2. "Aleocharini". Forestis. Archived from the original on 2015-02-07.