''Xantholinus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of the beetle family

Staphylinidae The rove beetles are a family (biology), family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed. With over 66,000 species in thousand ...

, the rove beetles. They can be found throughout the world.Rosa, S. P. (2010)
Second record of bioluminescence in larvae of ''Xantholinus'' Dejean (Staphylinidae, Xantholinini) from Brazil.
''Rev. Bras. Entomol.'' 54(1) 147-48. Most are native to the

Palearctic realm The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The ...

, and some have been introduced to North America.Brunke, A. and C. G. Majka. (2010)
The adventive genus ''Xantholinus'' Dejean (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae in North America: new records and a synthesis of distributional data.
''ZooKeys'' 65 51–61. The

larva A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...

e of at least some species are

bioluminescent Bioluminescence is the emission of light during a chemiluminescence reaction by living organisms. Bioluminescence occurs in multifarious organisms ranging from marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi, microorganisms inc ...

. There are about 274 species in this genus. Xantholinus glabratus 2

Species include: * '' Xantholinus appenninicola'' (Steel, 1946) * '' Xantholinus baeticus'' (Bordoni, 1975) * '' Xantholinus balearicus'' (Coiffait, 1962) * '' Xantholinus bonomettoi'' (Bordoni, 1972) * '' Xantholinus bordonii'' (Coiffait, 1970) * '' Xantholinus bulgaricus'' (Coiffait, 1972) * '' Xantholinus cerrutii'' (Coiffait, 1964) * '' Xantholinus coiffaiti'' (H. Franz, 1966) * '' Xantholinus colasi'' (Jarrige, 1941) * '' Xantholinus devillei'' (Coiffait, 1956) * ''

Xantholinus elegans ''Xantholinus'' is a genus of the beetle family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They can be found throughout the world.Rosa, S. P. (2010)Second record of bioluminescence in larvae of ''Xantholinus'' Dejean (Staphylinidae, Xantholinini) from Bra ...

'' (Olivier, 1795) * '' Xantholinus euboicus'' (Korge, 1973) * '' Xantholinus fortepunctatus'' (Motschulsky, 1860) * '' Xantholinus franzi'' (Bordoni, 1973) * '' Xantholinus fuenteanus'' (Reitter, 1901) * '' Xantholinus gastraeus'' (Gistel, 1857) * '' Xantholinus graecus'' (Kraatz, 1858) * '' Xantholinus gridellii'' (Coiffait, 1956) * '' Xantholinus humidicola'' (Gistel, 1857) * '' Xantholinus ibericus'' (Steel, 1950) * '' Xantholinus maritimus'' (Reitter, 1908) * '' Xantholinus morandi'' (Coiffait, 1958) * ''

Xantholinus nicolasi ''Xantholinus'' is a genus of the beetle family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They can be found throughout the world.Rosa, S. P. (2010)Second record of bioluminescence in larvae of ''Xantholinus'' Dejean (Staphylinidae, Xantholinini) from Bra ...

'' (Coiffait, 1972) * ''

Xantholinus occultans ''Xantholinus'' is a genus of the beetle family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They can be found throughout the world.Rosa, S. P. (2010)Second record of bioluminescence in larvae of ''Xantholinus'' Dejean (Staphylinidae, Xantholinini) from Bra ...

'' (Gistel, 1857) * '' Xantholinus padus'' (Coiffait, 1973) * '' Xantholinus pantokratoris'' (Bordoni, 1975) * '' Xantholinus perezi'' (Outerelo, 1976) * '' Xantholinus phenicus'' (Coiffait, 1971) * '' Xantholinus proceroides'' (Coiffait, 1971) * ''

Xantholinus procerus ''Xantholinus'' is a genus of the beetle family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They can be found throughout the world.Rosa, S. P. (2010)Second record of bioluminescence in larvae of ''Xantholinus'' Dejean (Staphylinidae, Xantholinini) from Bra ...

'' (Erichson, 1839) * '' Xantholinus quadratus'' (Stephens, 1833) * '' Xantholinus ruffoi'' (Bordoni, 1972) * '' Xantholinus rufipennis'' (Erichson, 1839) * '' Xantholinus rufipes'' (P. Lucas, 1846) * '' Xantholinus rufus'' (Grimmer, 1841) * '' Xantholinus sardous'' (Gridelli, 1947) * '' Xantholinus sidonensis'' (Coiffait, 1956) * '' Xantholinus sighisoarae'' (Bordoni, 1973) * '' Xantholinus styriacus'' (Grimmer, 1841) * '' Xantholinus tothi'' (Bordoni, 1986) * '' Xantholinus translucidus'' (Scriba, 1870) * '' Xantholinus vandalicus'' (Bordoni, 1973) * '' Xantholinus varnensis'' (Coiffait, 1972) * '' Xantholinus vinicolor'' (Ushakov, 1989) * ''

Xantholinus vitalei ''Xantholinus'' is a genus of the beetle family rove beetle, Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They can be found throughout the world.Rosa, S. P. (2010)Second record of bioluminescence in larvae of ''Xantholinus'' Dejean (Staphylinidae, Xantholin ...

'' (Bernhauer, 1943) * '' Xantholinus wrasei'' (Bordoni, 1989) * '' Xantholinus zalathnae'' (Bordoni, 1973)

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