Atanygnathus

Jakobson, 1909

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Atanygnathus bicolor

Atanygnathus is a of rove beetles in the Staphylinidae, first described by Jakobson in 1909. The genus has a distribution and includes at least three described : A. bicolor, A. terminalis, and A. poussereaui. It belongs to the subtribe Tanygnathinina within the tribe Staphylinini. As with other staphylinid beetles, members of this genus are characterized by their shortened that leave much of the exposed.

Georgiy Jacobson - Beetles Russia and Western Europe - plate 14 by see in description. Used under a Public domain license.

Georgiy Jacobson - Beetles Russia and Western Europe - plate 14 (cropped) by see in description. Used under a Public domain license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Atanygnathus: //əˌtænɪɡˈneɪθəs//

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Distribution

distribution; records include Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete in Colombia.

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Taxonomic placement

Atanygnathus is placed in the subtribe Tanygnathinina, a relatively small group within the large tribe Staphylinini.

Species diversity

Three are currently recognized: Atanygnathus bicolor (Casey, 1915), Atanygnathus terminalis (Erichson, 1839), and Atanygnathus poussereaui Kocian & Hlaváč, 2019. The most recently described species, A. poussereaui, was named in 2019.