Xantholinus

Xantholinus
Xantholinus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Staphylininae
Tribe: Xantholinini
Genus: Xantholinus
Dejean, 1821
Species

274+

Xantholinus is a genus of the beetle family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They can be found throughout the world.[1] Most are native to the Palearctic ecozone, and some have been introduced to North America.[2]

The larvae of at least some species are bioluminescent.[1]

There are about 274 species in this genus.[1]

Xantholinus glabratus

Species include:

References

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