Thesiastes

Thesiastes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Tribe:	Euplectini
Genus:	Thesiastes Casey, 1894

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

Species

These four species belong to the genus Thesiastes:

• Thesiastes atratus Casey, 1894
• Thesiastes debilis (LeConte, 1878)
• Thesiastes fossulatus (Brendel, 1891)
• Thesiastes pumilis (LeConte, 1849)

References

1. "Thesiastes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Thesiastes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Thesiastes genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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.