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Brachygluta

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Brachygluta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Supertribe: Goniaceritae
Tribe: Brachyglutini
Subtribe: Brachyglutina
Genus: Brachygluta
Thomson, 1859
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachyglutodes Jeannel, 1956
  • Neobrachygluta Kaszab and Székessy, 1953
  • Nisa Casey, 1886

Brachygluta is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. They are specialist predators of mites. [2] There are more than 80 described species in Brachygluta.[1][3][4]

Species

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These 87 species belong to the genus Brachygluta:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Brachygluta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ Majka, Christopher; Klimaszewski, Jan; Lauff, Randolph (2008-09-04). "The coastal rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Atlantic Canada: a survey and new records". ZooKeys (2). Pensoft Publishers: 115–150. Bibcode:2008ZooK....2..115M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.2.2. ISSN 1313-2970.
  3. ^ "Brachygluta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

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