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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
231
1127
2069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1126
2068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
220
1100
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
896
1742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
45
233
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
213
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
55
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bismarck Archipelago
3 Genera with 3 Species
Orectoscelis Lewis, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bismarck Archipelago
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Orectoscelis howdeni Dégallier & ..., 2005
Platysoma (Platysoma) paugami Le Guillou, 1844
Platysoma paugami paugami Le Guillou, 1844
Saprinus (Saprinus) nitiduloides Fairmaire, 1883

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Bismarck Archipelago
SubfamilyChlamydopsinae
Bickhardt, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
1
1
Genus
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