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Genus Atheta

Rove Beetle - Atheta Atheta (Coprothassa) sordida (Marsh) - Atheta sordida Rove Beetle - Atheta pennsylvanica Atheta (Pseudota) annexa - Atheta annexa - male Atheta giguereae Atheta alesi - female Atheta particula - male Atheta hampshirensis - female
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 Aleocharinae
Tribe Athetini
Subtribe Athetina
Genus Atheta
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Iotota Casey 1910, Valenusa Casey 1906
Explanation of Names
Atheta Thomson 1858
Numbers
~1600 spp. in ~80 subgenera worldwide(1)
Range
worldwide(1)