Tribe Proteinini Erichson 1839 (rove beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: W. F. Erichson. 1839. Die Käfer der Mark Brandenburg. Erster Band. Zweite Abtheilung 385-740
Parent taxon: Proteininae according to J. Jenkins Shaw et al. 2023
See also Herman 2001
Sister taxon: Vetuproteinini
Subtaxa: Megarthrus Proteinus
Type: Proteinus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: Washington collections)
• Eocene of Denmark (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences