Perinthina

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Perinthina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Aleocharinae
Tribe: Termitonannini
Subtribe:Perinthina
(Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926) [1]
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Poduroideae (Scheerpeltz, 1934)

Perinthina is a subtribe of rove beetles in the subfamily Aleocharinae.

Aleocharinae Subfamily of beetles

The Aleocharinae are one of the largest subfamilies of rove beetles, containing over 12,000 species. Previously subject to large-scale debate whether the subfamily deserved the familial status, it is now considered one of the largest subfamilies of rove beetles.

References

  1. Coleopterorum catalogus, pars 82, Staphylinidae VI: 499-988. M Bernhauer, O Scheerpeltz - Berlin, W. Junk Ed, 1926