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page 1Monotypic Staphyliniformia genera
Scydosella
Scydosella is a genus of beetles that consists of only one species Scydosella musawasensis. The species is regarded as the smallest free-living insect, as well as the smallest beetle. They are among featherwing beetles, named because of their feather-like spiny wings. It was first discovered in Nicaragua, and described in 1999 by Wesley Eugene Hall of the University of Nebraska State Museum. The initial discovery consisted of very few specimens, and exact measurements were not conclusive. Because of their tiny size, they were difficult to observe under microscope after preservation. The genera
Aglyptinus
Aglyptinus is a genus of round fungus beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are over forty described species in Aglyptinus.