Atheta
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Atheta longicornis
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄθετᾰ (áthetă), neuter plural of Ancient Greek ἄθετος (áthetos, “set aside; out of position”).
Proper noun
Atheta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Athetina – certain aleocharine rove beetles.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Staphyliniformia – infraorder; Staphylinoidea – superfamily; Staphylinidae – family; Aleocharinae – subfamily; Athetini – tribe; Athetina – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Attatheta, Ekkliatheta, Eumorphotheta, Lampratheta, Oligatheta, Orientatheta, Pelmatheta, Sipalatheta, Stictatheta, Stilbatheta, Tropatheta – selected subgenera
References
Atheta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Atheta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Atheta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
