Goniaceritae

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Goniaceritae
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Eutrichites zonatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Pselaphinae
Supertribe: Goniaceritae
Reitter, 1882

Goniaceritae is a supertribe of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 16 genera and at least 30 described species in Goniaceritae. [1] [2]

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This supertribe was first described in 1882 by Edmund Reitter, [3] [4] and the type genus is GoniacerusMotschulsky, 1855. [3]

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Reichenbachia

Genera

These 16 genera belong to the supertribe Goniaceritae:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [5] c = Catalogue of Life, [6] g = GBIF, [7] b = Bugguide.net [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Goniaceritae Supertribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. "Goniaceritae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  3. 1 2 "Supertribe Goniaceritae Reitter, 1882". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  4. Reitter, E. 1882 [1881]. Versuch einer systematischen Eintheilung der Clavigeriden und Pselaphiden. Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn20: 177-211 [Date published 1882] [188].
  5. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System" . Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  6. "Catalogue of Life" . Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  7. "GBIF" . Retrieved 2018-04-12.

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