Systematische Einordnung
Reich: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Tiere
Unterreich: Bilateria Haeckel, 1874 - Zweiseitentiere
Unterstreich: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - Urmünder
Überstamm: Ecdysozoa Aguinaldo, Turbeville, Linford, Rivera, Garey, Raff & Lake, 1997 - Häutungstiere
Stamm: Arthropoda von Siebold, 1848 - Gliederfüßer
Unterstamm: Hexapoda Blainville, 1816 - Sechsfüßer
Klasse: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - Insekten
Unterklasse: Pterygota Gegenbaur, 1878 - Fluginsekten
Unterstklasse: Neoptera Martynov, 1923 - Neuflügler
Überordnung: Holometabola Burmeister, 1835 - Holometabole Insekten
Ordnung: Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - Käfer
Unterordnung: Polyphaga Emery, 1886
Unterstordnung: Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900
Überfamilie: Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802
Familie: Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802 - Kurzflügler
Unterfamilie: Paederinae Fleming, 1821
Tribus: Paederini Fleming, 1821
Untertribus: Astenina Hatch, 1957
Gattung: Astenus Dejean, 1833
Hinweis: In Deutschland nachgewiesene Arten sind mit der Deutschlandfahne 
gekennzeichnet.
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) Coiffait, 1982
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) caspiracus Coiffait, 1982
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) emodensis Coiffait, 1982
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) flavescens Scheerpeltz, 1933
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) gratellus (Fauvel, 1879)
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) leptocerus (Eppelsheim, 1895)
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) marginalis Cameron, 1931
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) melanurus (Küster, 1853)
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) pulchripennis Cameron, 1931
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) semibrunneus Cameron, 1931
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) simlaensis Cameron, 1931
- Astenus (Astenopleuritus) suturalis Cameron, 1931
- Astenus (Astenus) Dejean, 1833
- Astenus (Astenus) adonis Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Astenus) aegyptiacus Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Astenus) aequivocus (Wollaston, 1860)
- Astenus (Astenus) algarvensis Coiffait, 1969
- Astenus (Astenus) anguinus (Baudi di Selve, 1848) 2 Unterarten
- Astenus (Astenus) angulatus (Sharp, 1874)
- Astenus (Astenus) asper (Aubé, 1850)
- Astenus (Astenus) assingi A. Bordoni, 1994
- Astenus (Astenus) baali Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Astenus) berberus Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Astenus) bhotius Coiffait, 1978
- Astenus (Astenus) bimaculatus (Erichson, 1840) 3 Unterarten
- Astenus (Astenus) blinsteini Coiffait, 1969
- Astenus (Astenus) bucharensis Bernhauer, 1902
- Astenus (Astenus) bulgaricus Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Astenus) cachemiricus Coiffait, 1982
- Astenus (Astenus) calpensis Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Astenus) carteyus Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Astenus) catalanus Coiffait, 1980
- Astenus (Astenus) circumflexus Jarrige, 1952
- Astenus (Astenus) cribrellus (Baudi di Selve, 1870)
- Astenus (Astenus) dakini Coiffait, 1978
- Astenus (Astenus) dimidiatus (Wollaston, 1864)
- Astenus (Astenus) dogueti Coiffait, 1980
- Astenus (Astenus) estrelensis Coiffait, 1969
- Astenus (Astenus) fageli Coiffait, 1960 2 Unterarten
- Astenus (Astenus) fallax (Saulcy, 1865)
- Astenus (Astenus) fauveli (Eppelsheim, 1888)
- Astenus (Astenus) filum (Aubé, 1850)
- Astenus (Astenus) flavus (Kraatz, 1859)
- Astenus (Astenus) gaditanus A. Bordoni, 1983
- Astenus (Astenus) gattoi Cameron, 1910
- Astenus (Astenus) gracilicornis (Luze, 1904)
- Astenus (Astenus) gracilis (Paykull, 1789)
- Astenus (Astenus) gracilitarsis Coiffait, 1973
- Astenus (Astenus) hastatus Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Astenus) hervei Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Astenus) immaculatus Stephens, 1833
- Astenus (Astenus) indicus (Kraatz, 1859) 1 Unterart
- Astenus (Astenus) italicus Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Astenus) jarrigei Coiffait, 1980
- Astenus (Astenus) jordanicus Coiffait, 1981
- Astenus (Astenus) klapperichi Coiffait, 1980
- Astenus (Astenus) ladakhensis Coiffait, 1982
- Astenus (Astenus) lepidulus Normand, 1945
- Astenus (Astenus) laticeps Merkl, 1991
- Astenus (Astenus) leucadiae A. Bordoni & F. E. Bordoni, 1989
- Astenus (Astenus) libanicus Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Astenus) lithocharoides (Solsky, 1874)
- Astenus (Astenus) lucidus Jarrige, 1952
- Astenus (Astenus) lyonessius (Joy, 1908)
- Astenus (Astenus) macrocephalus Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Astenus) maculatus Cameron, 1920
- Astenus (Astenus) maculipennis (Kraatz, 1859) 1 Unterart
- Astenus (Astenus) marocanus Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Astenus) megacephalus (Wollaston, 1864) 3 Unterarten
- Astenus (Astenus) melanopygus (Eppelsheim, 1886)
- Astenus (Astenus) menozzii Koch, 1937
- Astenus (Astenus) misellus (Mulsant & Rey, 1880)
- Astenus (Astenus) morvani Jarrige, 1971
- Astenus (Astenus) nepalensis Coiffait, 1975
- Astenus (Astenus) nepalicus Herman, 2003
- Astenus (Astenus) nigromaculatus (Motschulsky, 1858)
- Astenus (Astenus) obliquus Jarrige, 1952
- Astenus (Astenus) pakistanus Coiffait, 1982
- Astenus (Astenus) pallidulus (Wollaston, 1864)
- Astenus (Astenus) phenicius Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Astenus) pictipennis Fauvel, 1900
- Astenus (Astenus) pictiventris Normand, 1938
- Astenus (Astenus) porosus (Sharp, 1889)
- Astenus (Astenus) pourtoyi Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Astenus) procerus (Gravenhorst, 1806)
- Astenus (Astenus) pseudomegacephalus Israelson, 1971
- Astenus (Astenus) puglianus Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Astenus) pulchellus (Heer, 1839)
- Astenus (Astenus) romanus Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Astenus) rufopacus Reitter, 1909
- Astenus (Astenus) serpentinus (Motschulsky, 1858)
- Astenus (Astenus) silvicola Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1961
- Astenus (Astenus) suffusus (Sharp, 1874)
- Astenus (Astenus) temperei Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Astenus) thaboris (Saulcy, 1865)
- Astenus (Astenus) theodoridesi Jarrige, 1971
- Astenus (Astenus) thoracicus (Baudi di Selve, 1857) 2 Unterarten
- Astenus (Astenus) transversofasciatus Coiffait, 1980
- Astenus (Astenus) tristis (Erichson, 1840)
- Astenus (Astenus) unicolor (Mulsant & Rey, 1878)
- Astenus (Astenus) uniformis (Jacquelin du Val, 1853)
- Astenus (Astenus) uyttenboogaarti Bernhauer, 1928
- Astenus (Astenus) varians Cameron, 1931
- Astenus (Astenus) walkeri Fauvel, 1900
- Astenus (Astenus) wittmeri Coiffait, 1979
- Astenus (Eurysunius) Reitter, 1909
- Astenus (Eurysunius) affimbriatus Assing, 2014
- Astenus (Eurysunius) alcarazae Assing, 2003
- Astenus (Eurysunius) atlasicus Coiffait, 1969
- Astenus (Eurysunius) beirensis Coiffait, 1973
- Astenus (Eurysunius) bicoloratus Assing, 2002
- Astenus (Eurysunius) brachati Assing, 2011
- Astenus (Eurysunius) breuili Jarrige, 1952
- Astenus (Eurysunius) callaecianus Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Eurysunius) carinatus Coiffait, 1969
- Astenus (Eurysunius) cerrutii Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Eurysunius) colasi Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Eurysunius) collaris (Fauvel, 1873)
- Astenus (Eurysunius) contestanus Coiffait, 1980
- Astenus (Eurysunius) corsicus Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Eurysunius) curtulus (Erichson, 1840)
- Astenus (Eurysunius) deharvengi Coiffait, 1980
- Astenus (Eurysunius) focarillei Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Eurysunius) graecus Reitter, 1909
- Astenus (Eurysunius) hexatrichius Coiffait, 1980
- Astenus (Eurysunius) hispanicus Coiffait, 1980
- Astenus (Eurysunius) knischi Bernhauer, 1928
- Astenus (Eurysunius) kocheri Jarrige, 1952 2 Unterarten
- Astenus (Eurysunius) kochi Bernhauer, 1936
- Astenus (Eurysunius) kyrnosus Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Eurysunius) latus (Rosenhauer, 1856)
- Astenus (Eurysunius) martinezii (Uhagón, 1876) 2 Unterarten
- Astenus (Eurysunius) mateui Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Eurysunius) minos Assing, 2003
- Astenus (Eurysunius) myrmecophilus (Wollaston, 1864)
- Astenus (Eurysunius) occiduus Assing, 2007
- Astenus (Eurysunius) paganettii Bernhauer, 1928
- Astenus (Eurysunius) panousei Coiffait, 1969
- Astenus (Eurysunius) paphlagonicus Assing, 2002
- Astenus (Eurysunius) paradoxus (Eppelsheim, 1878)
- Astenus (Eurysunius) platynotus (Saulcy, 1865)
- Astenus (Eurysunius) platyphtalmus Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Eurysunius) rhodicus Assing, 2013
- Astenus (Eurysunius) sandiklicus Anlaş, 2014
- Astenus (Eurysunius) schatzmayri Bernhauer, 1929
- Astenus (Eurysunius) schrami Coiffait, 1960
- Astenus (Eurysunius) segurae Assing, 2003
- Astenus (Eurysunius) setifer Cameron, 1930
- Astenus (Eurysunius) setiger (Vauloger de Beaupré, 1897)
- Astenus (Eurysunius) sexsetosus Assing, 2002
- Astenus (Eurysunius) shavrini Assing, 2010
- Astenus (Eurysunius) siculus Fauvel, 1900
- Astenus (Eurysunius) sultanicus Assing, 2010
- Astenus (Eurysunius) thessalonicus Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Eurysunius) thripticus Assing, 2013
- Astenus (Eurysunius) trisetulosus Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Eurysunius) truncatus Coiffait, 1971
- Astenus (Eurysunius) vaucheri Jarrige, 1952
- Astenus (Eurysunius) velebiticus Reitter, 1909
- Astenus (Eurysunius) wunderlei Assing, 2014
- Astenus (Mecognathus) Wollaston, 1854
- Astenus (Mecognathus) ampliventris (Reitter, 1900)
- Astenus (Mecognathus) chimaera (Wollaston, 1854)
- Astenus (Mecognathus) wollastoni Coiffait, 1971
Species incertae sedis
- Astenus arrowi Bernhauer, 1939
- Astenus asitus Biswas & Sen Gupta, 1983
- Astenus barbarae Koch, 1941
- Astenus biplagiatus (Motschulsky, 1858)
- Astenus bisalicus Biswas & Sen Gupta, 1983
- Astenus bispinus (Motschulsky, 1858)
- Astenus brevipes (Sharp, 1874)
- Astenus chloroticus (Sharp, 1874)
- Astenus concolor (Kraatz, 1859)
- Astenus cyprius Lokay, 1919
- Astenus diversiventris Cameron, 1943
- Astenus formosanus Bernhauer, 1939
- Astenus friebi Bernhauer, 1927
- Astenus ghumensis Cameron, 1943
- Astenus gracilentus (Fauvel, 1879)
- Astenus gratus Cameron, 1931
- Astenus horni Bernhauer, 1939
- Astenus japonicus M.-J. Zhao & Sakai, 1999
- Astenus jhopus Biswas & Sen Gupta, 1983
- Astenus kashmiricus Cameron, 1943
- Astenus latifrons (Sharp, 1874)
- Astenus microthorax (Fauvel, 1875)
- Astenus naomii M.-J. Zhao, 1996
- Astenus ohbayashii M.-J. Zhao & Sakai, 1997
- Astenus parvipennis Bernhauer, 1922
- Astenus rufobrunneus Bernhauer, 1939
- Astenus sauteri Bernhauer, 1922
- Astenus shibatai Ito, 1995
- Astenus sikkimensis Biswas, 2003
- Astenus sinoseptentrionalis (Jacot, 1923)
- Astenus spinosus M.-J. Zhao & Sakai, 1997
- Astenus taiwanensis Ito, 1996
- Astenus tanicus Biswas & Sen Gupta, 1983
- Astenus walkerianus Bernhauer, 1929
- Astenus yonezoi Ito, 1995
Nomen dubium
- Astenus dimidiatus Stephens, 1833
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