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Scydmaeninae
Scydmaeninae are a subfamily of small beetles, commonly called ant-like stone beetles or scydmaenines. These beetles occur worldwide, and the subfamily includes some 4,500 species in about 80 genera. Established as a family, they were reduced in status to a subfamily of Staphylinidae in 2009 Many scydmaenine species have a narrowing between head and thorax and thorax and abdomen, resulting in a passing resemblance to ants that inspires their common name. They are typically small beetles, with some very small species only half a millimeter in length. Scydmaenids typically live in leaf litter and rotting logs in forests, preferring moist habitats. A number of types are known to feed on oribatid mites, using "hole scraping" and "cutting" techniques to get through the mite's hard shells. In addition to the two living subfamilies, the prehistoric subfamily Hapsomelinae, known only from fossils, has been placed here. Taxonomy Supertribes * Cephenniitae Reitter, 1882 * † Hap ...
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Euconnus
''Euconnus'' is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 2,500 described species in ''Euconnus'', found worldwide. 37 subgenera of ''Euconnus'' were formerly recognized, but recent research has resulted in fewer than 20 genera. ''Euconnus'' subgenera According to Catalog of Life (2025) and StaphBase, these 11 subgenera are members of ''Euconnus''. * ''Androconnus'' Franz, 1986 (31 species) * ''Austroconophron'' Franz, 1971 (21 species) * ''Borneoconnus'' Franz, 1992 (3 species) * ''Cladoconnus'' Reitter, 1909 (38 species) * ''Euconnus'' (1,003 species) * ''Glabriconnus'' Jałoszyński, 2016 (6 species) * ''Madagassoconnus'' Franz, 1986 (28 species) * ''Nodoconnus'' Franz, 1986 (3 species) * ''Oneila'' Péringuey, 1899 (11 species) * ''Rhomboconnus'' Franz, 1986 (19 species) * ''Tetramelus'' Motschulsky, 1869 (229 species) About 1200 species are unassigned to subgenus. About 1000 species are members of the subgenus ''Euconnus'', ''Tetramelus'' co ...
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