''Acanthinus'' is a genus of

antlike flower beetle The Anthicidae are a family (biology), family of beetles that resemble ants. They are sometimes called ant-like flower beetles or ant-like beetles. The family comprises over 3,500 species in about 100 genera. Description Their heads constrict ...

s in the family

Anthicidae The Anthicidae are a family of beetles that resemble ants. They are sometimes called ant-like flower beetles or ant-like beetles. The family comprises over 3,500 species in about 100 genera. Description Their heads constrict just in front of ...

. There are more than 30 described species in ''Acanthinus''.

Species

These 38 species belong to the genus ''Acanthinus'': * '' Acanthinus acutus'' Werner * '' Acanthinus aequinoctialis'' (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) * '' Acanthinus argentinus'' (Argentine anthicid) * '' Acanthinus bordoni'' Werner * '' Acanthinus browni'' Werner * '' Acanthinus ceibensis'' Werner * '' Acanthinus chalumeaui'' Bonadona, 1981 * '' Acanthinus clavicornis'' (Champion, 1890) * '' Acanthinus continuus'' Werner * '' Acanthinus dromedarius'' (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) * '' Acanthinus elegantulus'' Werner * '' Acanthinus exilis'' (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) * '' Acanthinus fairchildi'' Werner * '' Acanthinus fastigatus'' Werner * '' Acanthinus formiciformis'' Werner * '' Acanthinus fucosus'' Werner * '' Acanthinus geijskesi'' Werner * '' Acanthinus glareosus'' Werner, 1966 * '' Acanthinus harringtoni'' Werner * '' Acanthinus imitans'' Werner * '' Acanthinus invitus'' Werner * '' Acanthinus kraussi'' Werner * '' Acanthinus laevithorax'' Werner * '' Acanthinus lanceatus'' Werner * '' Acanthinus myrmecops'' (Casey, 1895) * '' Acanthinus nevermanni'' Werner * '' Acanthinus parianae'' Werner * '' Acanthinus pilositibia'' Werner * '' Acanthinus quinquemaculatus'' (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) * '' Acanthinus rohweri'' Werner * '' Acanthinus schwarzi'' Werner * '' Acanthinus scitulus'' (LeConte, 1852) * '' Acanthinus simplicisternum'' Werner * '' Acanthinus spinicollis'' (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) * '' Acanthinus trifasciatus'' (Fabricius, 1801) * '' Acanthinus umbilicatus'' Chandler * '' Acanthinus veracruzensis'' Werner * '' Acanthinus zeteki'' Werner

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