Nototylinae is a subfamily of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s in the family

Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal ...

. It contains the single genus ''Nototylus'' with two species, '' Nototylus fryi'' and '' Nototylus balli'' which was described in 2020. The first described species ''N. fryi'' was represented by a single specimen from Espiritu Santo where the forests were converted for plantations of sugarcane or cacao, and for cattle rearing. The species is considered likely extinct, although some specimens are possibly still live in protected areas like

Sooretama Biological Reserve Sooretama Biological Reserve ( is a Biological reserve (Brazil), biological reserve in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. History The area at present occupied by the reserve consists of two areas; one of was formerly the Parque de Refugio e ...

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Monotypic insect taxa Carabidae subfamilies {{Carabidae-stub