Stenus melanarius is a species of rove beetle widely spread in Asia and Europe.[1][2] It is a natural predator of the pest, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis.[3][4][5]

Stenus melanarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Stenus
Species:
S. melanarius
Binomial name
Stenus melanarius
Stephens 1833

Subspecies

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Two subspecies are recognized:

  • Stenus melanarius melanarius Stephens, 1833[6]
  • Stenus melanarius verecundus Sharp, 1874

References

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  1. ^ "Stenus melanarius Stephens 1833 (Family Staphylinidae)". Ecology of Commanster. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  2. ^ TANG, LIANG; XU, WANG; XIA, MEI-HUA (2019-06-13). "A study on the genus Stenus Latreille from Shenzhen City of Guangdong, South China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)". Zootaxa. 4615 (2): 365. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.8. PMID 31716348. S2CID 196661875. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  3. ^ "Datasheet: Stenus melanarius verecundus". Invasive Species Compendium. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  4. ^ Lang, Carolin; Seifert, Karlheinz; Dettner, Konrad (November 2012). "Skimming behaviour and spreading potential of Stenus species and Dianous coerulescens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)". Naturwissenschaften. 99 (11): 937–947. doi:10.1007/s00114-012-0975-4. PMID 23086390. S2CID 253637827. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  5. ^ Puthz, Volker (1970). "On a Collection of Steninae from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)*". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 39 (3–4): 29–32. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1970.tb00254.x. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  6. ^ "Stenus melanarius subsp. melanarius Stephens, 1833". GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 2021-07-07.