Atinus

Atinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Tribe:	Ctenistini
Genus:	Atinus Horn, 1868

Atinus is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least two described species in Atinus. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

These two species belong to the genus Atinus:

• Atinus brevicornis Casey, 1894
• Atinus monilicornis (Brendel, 1866)

References

1. "Atinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Atinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Atinus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Frank, J. H.; Ahn, K. J. (2011). "Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history". ZooKeys (107): 1–98. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.107.1651 . PMC   3392188 . PMID   22792029.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-29685-5.