Ant-like-stone-beetle

Guides

• Euconnus pecki

  Euconnus pecki is a species of ant-like stone beetle (family Staphylinidae, subfamily Scydmaeninae) described in 2021 by Stephan and Chandler. It belongs to a large genus of minute beetles characterized by compact bodies and reduced wing venation. The species is known from scattered localities in the south-central United States.

  ColeopteraStaphylinidaeScydmaeninaeant-like-stone-beetleminute-beetle

• Euconnus separatus

  Euconnus separatus is a species of ant-like stone beetle described in 2021 from the southeastern and central United States. It belongs to the hyperdiverse genus Euconnus, which contains over 3,000 described species globally. The species is known from scattered records across 22 states, primarily in the eastern and south-central U.S.

  recently-describedant-like-stone-beetleNorth-American

• Leptoscydmus cavifrons

  Leptoscydmus cavifrons is a species of minute rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Scydmaeninae. It was described by Thomas Lincoln Casey in 1897. The species belongs to the tribe Leptoscydmini, a group of small beetles often referred to as ant-like stone beetles due to their morphology and behavior. Records indicate presence in the eastern United States.

  ColeopteraStaphylinidaeScydmaeninaeLeptoscydminiLeptoscydmusNorth-AmericaUnited-States1897-descriptionCaseyant-like-stone-beetleminute-beetle