Genus

Leptinus

Leptinus occidentamericanus. Photo: (c) Alex Bairstow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptinus is a genus of mammal-nest beetles in the family Leiodidae, sometimes referred to as “mouse nest beetles”. There are at least 3 described species in Leptinus.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Staphyliniformia (Staphyliniform beetles)
        Superfamily: Staphylinoidea (Rove, ant-like stone, and carrion beetles)
        Family: Leiodidae (Round fungus beetles)
        Subfamily: Platypsyllinae
        Genus: Leptinus
        Species: Leptinus occidentamericanus

Subtaxa

Species: Leptinus occidentamericanus

Genus

Leptinus

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