Aethina

{{Short description|Genus of beetles}}

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|image = Small hive beetle.jpg

|image_caption =Small hive beetle

|taxon = Aethina

|authority = Erichson, 1843

}}

Aethina is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Nitidulidae.{{cite web |title=Aethina Erichson, 1843 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/4730123 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=1 July 2021 |language=en}}

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

• Aethina argus {{small|Grouvelle, 1890}}
• Aethina concinna {{small|Jelinek & Kirejtschuk, 1986}}
• Aethina concolor {{small|(Macleay, 1872)}}
• Aethina flavicollis {{small|Reitter, 1884}}
• Aethina inconspicua {{small|Nakane, 1967}}
• Aethina jelineki {{small|Kirejtshuk, 1986}}
• Aethina latens {{small|(Blanchard, 1853)}}
• Aethina pubescens {{small|Erichson, 1843}}
• Aethina quadrata {{small|Sharp, 1891}}
• Aethina suturalis
• Aethina tumida {{small|Murray, 1867}}