Paederini is a tribe of rove beetles.
The oldest known representative of Paederini is Cretobius fangornis. It was discovered in the Kachin State of Northern Myanmar inside Burmese amber.
Taxonomy
Subtribes
Acanthoglossina Astenina Cryptobiina Cylindroxystina Dolicaonina Echiasterina Lathrobiina Medonina Paederina Scopaeina Stilicina Stilicopsina
Genera There are currently 28 genera that belong to the tribe Paederini:
Acalophaena Sharp, 1886 g b Achenomorphus Motschoulsky, 1858 g b Astenus Dejean, 1833 c g b Biocrypta Casey, 1905 g b Dacnochilus Leconte, 1861 g b Echiaster Erichson, 1839 c g b Eustilicus Sharp, 1886 g b Homaeotarsus Hochhuth, 1851 c g b Lathrobium (Tetartoppeus) convolutum Watrous, 1980 i c g b Lissobiops Casey, 1905 b Lithocharis Dejean, 1833 i c g b Lobrathium Mulsant & Rey, 1878 c g b Medon (Platymedon) truncatum Hatch, 1957 i c g b Megastilicus Casey, 1889 g b Myrmecosaurus Wasmann, 1909 g b Ochthephilum Stephens, 1829 c g b Orus Casey, 1885 g b Pachystilicus Casey, 1905 g b Paederus ( Harpopaederus ) xui Peng & Li c g b Pseudolathra Casey, 1905 g b Rugilus Leach, 1819 c g b Scopaeus Erichson, 1839 c g b Sphaeronum Sharp, 1876 g b Stamnoderus Sharp, 1886 g b Stilicopsis Sachse, 1852 g b Sunius Stephens, 1829 i c g b Tetartopeus Czwalina, 1888 g b Thinocharis Kraatz, 1859 c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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