| Bryaxis | |
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| Bryaxis convexus, Greece | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Pselaphinae |
| Supertribe: | Goniaceritae |
| Tribe: | Bythinini |
| Genus: | Bryaxis Kugelann, 1794 |
Bryaxis is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 380 described species in Bryaxis. [1] [2]
The genus was first described in 1794 by Johann Gottlieb Kugelann. [2] [3]
These 385 species are members of the genus Bryaxis, according to the Catalogue of Life. [1]