Antimerus
''Antimerus'' is a genus of Rove beetle, rove beetles found in eastern Australia. Description ''Antimerus'' are relatively large for rove beetles, with adults reaching 13-20 mm in length. They are robust and more or less parallel-sided, with the head approximately the same width as the rest of the body. The Mandible (insect mouthpart), mandibles are relatively long, falcate and usually lack distinct internal teeth. The deflexed hypomera of the Prothorax, pronotum are usually visible in lateral view (concealed in ''Antimerus monteithi, A. monteithi''). The first four tarsomeres on all legs are broad and bear tenent Seta, setae ventrally, and all tarsi bear one pair of empodial setae. Some species have a metallic appearance. Putative larvae of three species (''Antimerus metallicus, A. metallicus'', ''Antimerus punctipennis, A. punctipennis'' and ''Antimerus smaragdinus, A. smaragdinus'') are known. They are 8-16 mm long with head widths of 1.5-3.0 mm. The head is large, subquadra ...
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