Brathinus

Brathinus
	Brathinus nitidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Tribe:	Anthophagini
Genus:	Brathinus; LeConte, 1852

Brathinus is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. The genus occurs in both North America and East Asia (Japan, China). Unlike typical rove beetles, Brathinus have long elytra that cover almost the entire abdomen.

Species

There are six recognized species:

Brathinus californicus Hubbard, 1894
Brathinus nitidus LeConte, J. L., 1852
Brathinus oculatus Lewis, 1886
Brathinus satoi Kishimoto & Shimada, 2003
Brathinus shikokuensis Watanabe, Y. & Satô, 1981
Brathinus varicornis LeConte, J. L., 1852

References

1 2 "Brathinus LeConte, J. L., 1852". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
1 2 Kim, Tae‐Kyu; Song, Jeong‐Hun; Thayer, Margaret K.; Ahn, Kee‐Jeong (2020). "Molecular phylogeny of Omaliinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and its implications for evolution of atypically long elytra in rove beetles". Systematic Entomology. 45 (1): 20–32. doi:10.1111/syen.12372.
1 2 "Brathinus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
1 2 3 4 Tang, Liang; Li, Li-Zhen (2013). "Range extension of Brathinus satoi in China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)". ZooKeys. 344: 49–54. doi:10.3897/zookeys.344.5740. PMC 3817435.

Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Part 1. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. p. 52. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Mazur, Slawomir (2004). Lobl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea – Histeroidea – Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. pp. 68–102. ISBN 87-88757-74-9.
White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America. Peterson Field Guides. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.

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[CoL-1] 1 2 "Brathinus LeConte, J. L., 1852". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

[Kim_et_al._2020-2] 1 2 Kim, Tae‐Kyu; Song, Jeong‐Hun; Thayer, Margaret K.; Ahn, Kee‐Jeong (2020). "Molecular phylogeny of Omaliinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and its implications for evolution of atypically long elytra in rove beetles". Systematic Entomology. 45 (1): 20–32. doi:10.1111/syen.12372.

[bugref-3] 1 2 "Brathinus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

[Tang_&_Li_2013-4] 1 2 3 4 Tang, Liang; Li, Li-Zhen (2013). "Range extension of Brathinus satoi in China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)". ZooKeys. 344: 49–54. doi:10.3897/zookeys.344.5740. PMC 3817435.

Brathinus

Brathinus nitidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Tribe:	Anthophagini
Genus:	Brathinus LeConte, 1852

Brathinus

Species

References

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