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Parent Taxon

• Staphylinidae

Sibling Taxa

• Actinus
• Belonuchus
• Bisnius
• Cafius
• Chroaptomus
• Endeius
• Erichsonius
• Flohria
• Gabrius
• Gabronthus
• Hasumius
• Hesperus
• Jurecekia
• Laetulonthus
• Leptopeltus
• Leucitus
• Musicoderus
• Mysolius
• Neobisnius
• Orthidus
• Paederomimus
• Philonthoblerius
• Philonthus
• Proxenobius
• Rabigus
• Remus
• Taxiplagus
• Thinocafius
• Trapeziderus
• Trapeziderus imitator
• Trapeziderus koreanus

Child Taxa

• Belonuchus alternans
• Belonuchus amplus
• Belonuchus anthracinus
• Belonuchus antiguae
• Belonuchus aphaobius
• Belonuchus apiciventris
• Belonuchus basiventris
• Belonuchus bidens
• Belonuchus cariniventris
• Belonuchus cephalotes
• Belonuchus colon
• Belonuchus connexus
• Belonuchus convexus
• Belonuchus dichrous
• Belonuchus dominicus
• Belonuchus ephippiatus
• Belonuchus erichsoni
• Belonuchus erythropterus
• Belonuchus flavipennis
• Belonuchus gagates
• Belonuchus godmani
• Belonuchus gracilis
• Belonuchus iridescens
• Belonuchus jalappensis
• Belonuchus mexicanus
• Belonuchus mundus
• Belonuchus nigerrimus
• Belonuchus oxyporinus
• Belonuchus pectinipes
• Belonuchus pollens
• Belonuchus quadriceps
• Belonuchus rufipennis
• Belonuchus spinicornis
• Belonuchus trochanterinus
• Belonuchus viridipennis
• Belonuchus xanthomelas
• Belonuchus xanthopus
• Belonuchus zunilensis

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