Actiastes Explained

Actiastes is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about nine described species in Actiastes.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Actiastes:

• Actiastes desertorum Grigarick & Schuster, 1971
• Actiastes foveicollis (LeConte, 1878)
• Actiastes fovicinus Grigarick & Schuster, 1971
• Actiastes fundatum Grigarick & Schuster, 1971
• Actiastes globifer (LeConte, 1849)
• Actiastes globiferum (LeConte, 1849)
• Actiastes spatium Grigarick & Schuster, 1971
• Actiastes suteri (Park, 1963)
• Actiastes wagneri (Park, 1963)

Further reading

• Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history. 2011. Frank . J. H.. Ahn . K. J.. ZooKeys. 107. 1–98. 10.3897/zookeys.107.1651. 3392188. 22792029. free. 2011ZooK..107....1A.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. 2015. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-29685-5.