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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
6518
20232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
5361
17525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
94
1843
6632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
1656
5680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
407
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
32
93
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
32
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belgium
32 Genera with 93 Species
#ACDEGHKMOPST
Abraeus Leach, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Acritus LeConte, 1803Hister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Aeletes Horn, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Anapleus Horn, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Chalcionellus Reichardt, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Dendrophilus Leach, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Diplostix Bickhardt, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Eblisia Lewis, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Eurosoma Mazur and Ôh..., 17921SpeciesTaxom
Eurosomides Newton, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoncus Jacquelin-Duval, 17924SpeciesTaxom
Haeterius Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Halacritus Schmidt, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 185421SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1776Clown Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hypocacculus Bickhardt, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 17986SpeciesTaxom
Kissister Marseul, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Margarinotus Marseul, 182416SpeciesTaxom
Mullerister Cooman, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Myrmetes Marseul, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Onthophilus Leach, 17714SpeciesTaxom
Paromalus Erichson, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Platylomalus Cooman, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Plegaderus Erichson, 17974SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 183410SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerosoma Klotzsch, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Teretrius Bickhardt, 19721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
93 Species and 9 Subspecies
Abraeus (Abraeus) perpusillus Marsham, 1802
Abraeus (Postabraeus) granulum Erichson, 1839
Abraeus (Postabraeus) parvulus Aubé, 1842
Acritus (Acritus) minutus (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Acritus nigricornis Hoffmann, 1803
Acritus (Acritus) nigricornis Hoffmann, 1803Hister beetle
Aeletes (Aeletes) atomarius Aubé, 1842
Atholus (Atholus) bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Clown beetle
Atholus corvinus Germar, 1817
Atholus praetermissus Peyron, 1856
Carcinops (Carcinops) pumilio Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) globulus Creutzer, 1799
Chalcionellus (Chalcionellus) decemstriatus P. Rossi, 1792
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) punctatus (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Dendrophilus corticalis Paykull, 1798
Dendrophilus punctatus punctatus Herbst, 1792
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Dendrophilus corticalis Paykull, 1798
Diplostix (Diplostix) mayeti Marseul, 1870
Eblisia minor (Rossi, 1792)⇒ Eurosoma minor P. Rossi, 1792
Eurosoma minor P. Rossi, 1792
Eurosomides minor P.Rossi, 1792
Gnathoncus buyssoni Auzat, 1917
Gnathoncus nannetensis Marseul, 1862
Gnathoncus punctulatus (C. G. Thomson, 1862)⇒ Gnathoncus rotundatus Kugelann, 1792
Gnathoncus rotundatus Kugelann, 1792
Haeterius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Halacritus (Halacritus) punctum Aubé, 1842
Hister bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Atholus bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Hister bipunctatus Paykull, 1811Musk rose
Hister bipustulatus (Schrank, 1781)⇒ Margarinotus bipustulatus Schrank, 1781
Hister bissexstriatus Fabricius, 1801
Hister cadaverinus (Hoffmann, 1803)⇒ Margarinotus brunneus Fabricius, 1775
Hister carbonarius (Illiger, 1798)⇒ Margarinotus carbonarius carbonarius Hoffmann, 1803
Hister fimetarius (Herbst, 1792)⇒ Margarinotus bipustulatus Schrank, 1781
Hister funestus Erichson, 1834
Hister helluo Truqui, 1852
Hister illigeri Duftschmid, 1805Striped willow leaf beetle
Hister illigeri illigeri Duftschmid, 1805
Hister merdarius (Hoffmann, 1803)⇒ Margarinotus merdarius Hoffmann, 1803
Hister neglectus (Germar, 1813)⇒ Margarinotus neglectus Germar, 1813
Hister pteromalus Marseul, 1861
Hister purpurascens (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Margarinotus purpurascens Herbst, 1791
Hister quadrimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hister quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister quadrinotatus quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister unicolor Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hister unicolor unicolor Linnaeus, 1758
Hister ventralis (Marsham, 1854)⇒ Margarinotus ventralis Marseul, 1854
Hololepta (Hololepta) plana Sulzer, 1776
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) metallescens Erichson, 1834
Hypocaccus (Baeckmanniolus) dimidiatus Illiger, 1807
Hypocaccus dimidiatus maritimus Stephens, 1830
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) crassipes Erichson, 1834
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) metallicus Herbst, 1791
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugiceps Duftschmid, 1805
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugifrons Paykull, 1798
Kissister minimus Laporte, 1840
Margarinotus (Eucalohister) bipustulatus Schrank, 1781
Margarinotus (Grammostethus) ruficornis Grimm, 1852
Margarinotus (Paralister) carbonarius (Hoffmann, 1803)⇒ Margarinotus ventralis Marseul, 1854
Margarinotus carbonarius carbonarius Hoffmann, 1803
Margarinotus (Paralister) ignobilis Marseul, 1854
Margarinotus (Paralister) neglectus Germar, 1813
Margarinotus (Paralister) punctiventer Marseul, 1854
Margarinotus (Paralister) purpurascens Herbst, 1791
Margarinotus (Paralister) ventralis Marseul, 1854
Margarinotus (Promethister) marginatus Erichson, 1834
Margarinotus (Ptomister) brunneus Fabricius, 1775
Margarinotus (Ptomister) distinctus Erichson, 1834
Margarinotus (Ptomister) merdarius Hoffmann, 1803
Margarinotus (Ptomister) striola C.R. Sahlberg, 1819
Margarinotus striola succicola Thomson, 1862
Margarinotus (Ptomister) terricola Germar, 1824
Mullerister rombophorus Aubé, 1843Clown beetle
Myrmetes paykulli Kanaar, 1979
Onthophilus punctatus O. F. Müller, 1776
Onthophilus punctatus punctatus Müller, 1776
Onthophilus striatus Forster, 1771
Onthophilus striatus striatus Forster, 1771
Paromalus (Isolomalus) luderti Marseul, 1862
Paromalus (Paromalus) flavicornis Herbst, 1791
Paromalus (Paromalus) parallelepipedus Herbst, 1791
Platylomalus complanatus Panzer, 1797
Platysoma (Cylister) angustatum (Hoffmann, 1803)⇒ Platysoma lineare Erichson, 1834
Platysoma (Cylister) elongatum Thunberg, 1787
Platysoma (Cylister) lineare Erichson, 1834
Platysoma (Platysoma) compressum Herbst, 1783
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) caesus Herbst, 1791
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) dissectus Erichson, 1839
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) saucius Erichson, 1834
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) vulneratus Panzer, 1797
Saprinus (Baeckmanniolus) maritimus Stephens, 1830
Saprinus (Saprinus) aeneus Fabricius, 1775
Saprinus (Saprinus) immundus Gyllenhal, 1827
Saprinus (Saprinus) lugens Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Saprinus (Saprinus) nitidus Wiedemann, 1825
Saprinus (Saprinus) planiusculus Motschulsky, 1849
Saprinus (Saprinus) semistriatus Scriba, 1790
Saprinus (Saprinus) virescens Paykull, 1798
Saprinus crassipes (Erichson, 1834)⇒ Hypocaccus crassipes Erichson, 1834
Saprinus metallescens (Erichson, 1834)⇒ Hypocacculus metallescens Erichson, 1834
Sphaerosoma pilosum Panzer, 1793
Teretrius (Teretrius) fabricii Mazur, 1972

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Belgium
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaeteriinae
Marseul, 1857
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
7
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOnthophilinae
W.S.Macleay, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
6
22
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