Abraeinae

Abraeinae
Acritus nigricornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Histeridae
Subfamily: Abraeinae
MacLeay, 1819

Abraeinae is a subfamily of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 20 genera and at least 440 described species in Abraeinae.[1][2]

Acritus nigricornis

Many of the groups are tiny, with adults less than 2 mm in length. These beetles are diverse in form with a small oval specie that separates them from all the other histerids except for the Bacaniini. The Abraeinae lacks a separate basal piece of the aedeagus.

  1. ^ "Abraeinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Abraeinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 January 2018.