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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
1643
2746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1635
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1624
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1260
2137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
54
449
884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
395
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
97
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
5
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Azores
5 Genera with 14 Species
Acritus LeConte, 1803Hister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Halacritus Schmidt, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 19098SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acritus (Acritus) nigricornis Hoffmann, 1803Hister beetle
Carcinops (Carcinops) pumilio Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Carcinops (Carcinops) troglodytes Paykull, 1811
Halacritus (Halacritus) punctum Aubé, 1842
Hypocaccus (Baeckmanniolus) dimidiatus Illiger, 1807
Hypocaccus dimidiatus dimidiatus Illiger, 1807
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) brasiliensis Paykull, 1811
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugifrons Paykull, 1798
Saprinus (Hemisaprinus) subvirescens Ménétriés, 1832
Saprinus (Saprinus) acuminatus Fabricius, 1798
Saprinus (Saprinus) caerulescens Hoffmann, 1803
Saprinus caerulescens caerulescens Hoffmann, 1803
Saprinus (Saprinus) chalcites Illiger, 1807
Saprinus (Saprinus) planiusculus Motschulsky, 1849
Saprinus (Saprinus) semistriatus Scriba, 1790
Saprinus (Saprinus) subnitescens Bickhardt, 1909

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Azores
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Histeridae at artfakta.se
Histeridae at dyntaxa.se
Histeridae at gbif.org
Histeridae at irmng.org
Histeridae at itis.gov