Anotylus tetracarinatus | |
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A. tetracarinatus from Commanster, Belgium | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Staphylinidae |
Genus: | Anotylus |
Species: | A. tetracarinatus
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Binomial name | |
Anotylus tetracarinatus (Block, 1799)
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Synonyms | |
Staphylinus tetracarinatus Block, 1799 |
Anotylus tetracarinatus is a small rove beetle with a wide distribution. It is the most common species of the genus, and maybe even of the family, in the whole of Central Europe.[citation needed]
The beetles can cause severe pain if they come into contact with the human eye.[1][2] This pain usually lasts for about ten minutes.