Springtail-predators
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Dinaraea
Dinaraea is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae, tribe Athetini, comprising approximately 16 described species. The genus is saproxylic, inhabiting dead wood habitats including subcortical galleries, rotting tree trunks, and polypore fruiting bodies. Larval morphology was first described in 2018 based on two European species, revealing diagnostic characters for the genus and distinct morphological differences between early (L1) and late (L2–3) larval instars.
Steninae
Water Skater Beetles
Steninae is a megadiverse subfamily of rove beetles (Staphylinidae) containing over 3,000 species worldwide, primarily in the genera *Stenus* and *Dianous*. Members are characterized by their unique prey-capture apparatus: a protrusible elongated labium with paraglossae modified into adhesive pads that eject via haemolymph pressure to capture springtails and other small arthropods. Many species exhibit remarkable water-gliding behavior using gland secretions that reduce surface tension. Adults are diurnal, visually oriented predators of moist habitats.