Ant-nest-beetles

Guides

• Metriini

  Ant nest beetles

  Metriini is a small tribe of ground beetles in the subfamily Paussinae, commonly known as ant nest beetles. The tribe contains at least three genera and approximately six described species. Members are found in North America and China, with one extinct genus known from Burmese amber. These beetles are associated with ant colonies, though specific ecological details remain limited.

  ground-beetlesCarabidaePaussinaemyrmecophilyant-nest-beetlesNorth-AmericaChinafossilBurmese-amber