19 species, see text Dasycerus is the only extant genus in the rove beetle subfamily Dasycerinae.
It contains 25 currently recognized species, with a new species described as recently as 2022.
[1] Even more recently, nine cryptic species have been discovered in 2024, previously presumed to be D. carolinensis.
They are only distinguishable through male aedeagal dissection or DNA analysis.
[2] Species are:[3][4]