Taxonomical Studies of Subtribe Astenina Hatch (Paederinae, Staphylinidae: Coleoptera) in Egypt

Emad El-Din Bibars
2018 Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences  
Entomology Journal publishes original research papers and reviews from any entomological discipline or from directly allied fields in ecology, behavioral biology, Six species, two subgenera belonging to genus Astenus Dejean are taxonomically revised. The first subgenus contains one species (A. (Astenopleuritus) melanurus, the other five species transferred from subgenus Astenognathus Reitter to subgenus Astenus Dejean according to the recent catalogue. Key to subgenera and species are provided.
more » ... Descriptive notes with some illustrations, distribution and synonymy of all species are given.
doi:10.21608/eajbsa.2018.17745 fatcat:cd5iafb3ajdd3opctzz2pq7qle