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Genus Astenus

Staphylinidae - Astenus discopunctatus Rove Beetle - Astenus Rove Beetle - Astenus Staphylinidae 6 - Astenus  Astenus discopunctatus? - Astenus Astenus Astenus? - Astenus Astenus sp. - Astenus - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea
Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily Paederinae
Tribe Lathrobiini
Subtribe Astenina
Genus Astenus
Explanation of Names
Astenus Dejean 1833
Numbers
24 spp. in our area, ~440 total(1)(2)
Range
across N. America(1) & worldwide (except Chile-Argentina)(2)