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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
2906
15323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
82
2569
12997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
7
683
4572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
66
320
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
66
320
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
66 Genera with 320 Species
#ABCDEGHJKMNPQSTXZ
Acritodes Cooman, 19445SpeciesTaxom
Acritus LeConte, 1939Hister Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Acrolister Bickhardt, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Adelopygus Desbordes, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Africanister Gomy, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Anaglymma Lewis, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Apobletes Marseul, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Apobletodes Desbordes, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 18899SpeciesTaxom
Bacanius LeConte, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Campylorhabdus Schmidt, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Catacraerus Bickhardt, 19207SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 201818SpeciesTaxom
Chalcurgus H. Kolbe, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Coelocraera Marseul, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Contipides Newton, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cyclobacanius G. Müller, 199313SpeciesTaxom
Dahlgrenius Penati and V..., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Diplostix Bickhardt, 200710SpeciesTaxom
Dolicholister Bickhardt, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Epiechinus Lewis, 18859SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 197215SpeciesTaxom
Eugrammicus Lewis, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Exorhabdus Lewis, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Exosternus Lewis, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Geminorhabdus Mazur, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Ghanister Mazur, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoncus Jacquelin-Duval, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 188129SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1834Clown Beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Hypocacculus Bickhardt, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Juliettinus Gomy, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Kissister Marseul, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternus Marseul, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Microlister Lewis, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Microteretrius Gomy, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Neohister Desbordes, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Neoteretrius Kryzhanovski..., 19245SpeciesTaxom
Pachycraerus Marseul, 192221SpeciesTaxom
Pachylister Lewis, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Pactolinus Motschulsky, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Paratropus Gerstaecker, 199744SpeciesTaxom
Parepierus Bickhardt, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Pelorurus Lacordaire, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Pilisaprinus Kanaar, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Placodes Erichson, 18117SpeciesTaxom
Platybletes Thérond, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Platylister Lewis, 18114SpeciesTaxom
Platylomalus Cooman, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Platysomatinus Mazur, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Probolosternus Lewis, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Pseudister Bickhardt, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pygocoelis Lewis, 18976SpeciesTaxom
Quassarus Mazur, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Sculptura Thérond, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Teinotarsus Marseul, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Teretrius Bickhardt, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Therondus Gomy, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Tribalus Erichson, 19617SpeciesTaxom
Trypobius Schmidt, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Xenosternus Bickhardt, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Zabromorphus Lewis, 19242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
320 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acritodes garambae Thérond, 1959
Acritodes inaequalis Thérond, 1959
Acritodes inexspectatus Thérond, 1959
Acritodes repentinus Thérond, 1959
Acritodes tarsalis G. Müller, 1944
Acritus (Acritus) alienus Thérond, 1960
Acritus (Acritus) eichelbaumi Bickhardt, 1911
Acritus (Acritus) methneri Bickhardt, 1921
Acritus (Acritus) multipunctus Bickhardt, 1911
Acritus (Acritus) pectinatus Cooman, 1932
Acritus (Acritus) rugosus Bickhardt, 1911
Acritus (Acritus) serratus Burgeon, 1939
Acrolister congoensis Lundgren, 1991
Acrolister garambae Thérond, 1959
Adelopygus nickerli Schmidt, 1889
Africanister saegeri Thérond, 1959
Africanister usambaricus Bickhardt, 1911
Anaglymma afra Lewis, 1894
Anaglymma congonis Lewis, 1895Pea weevil
Anaglymma consobrina Lewis, 1897
Anaglymma punctipennis Lewis, 1898
Anaglymma verula Lewis, 1898
Apobletes externestriatus Desbordes, 1919
Apobletodes kinduensis Desbordes, 1917
Atholus (Euatholus) kuijteni Kanaar, 1983
Atholus arcatus Lewis, 1908
Atholus atricolor Lewis, 1907
Atholus cycloides Burgeon, 1939
Atholus erichsoni Lundgren, 1991
Atholus graueri G. Müller, 1944
Atholus laequatus Lewis, 1905
Atholus rubricatus Lewis, 1897
Atholus staudingeri Schmidt, 1889
Bacanius (Bacanius) quartus Thérond, 1967
Bacanius (Gomyister) africanus Bickhardt, 1911
Bacanius (Mullerister) verschureni Thérond, 1959
Campylorhabdus poggei Harold, 1878
Carcinops (Carcinops) alberti Desbordes, 1919
Catacraerus aerosus Desbordes, 1917
Catacraerus cupreoviridis Desbordes, 1917
Catacraerus eximius Thérond, 1957
Catacraerus inductus Thérond, 1957
Catacraerus pullus Gerstaecker, 1867
Catacraerus schoutedeni Desbordes, 1924
Catacraerus tessmanni Bickhardt, 1920
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) brasavolai G. Müller, 1944
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) echinaceus Schmidt, 1895
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) heterocnemis Vienna, 1991
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) mulleri Thérond, 1967
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) persetifer Desbordes, 1919
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) setulosus Fahraeus, 1851
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) spiculator Thérond, 1959
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) bacanioformis Bickhardt, 1921
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) curtulus Fahraeus, 1851
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) cyclonotus Marseul, 1856
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) durandi Thérond, 1967
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) reticulatus Thérond, 1959
Chaetabraeus delajouxi Gomy, 2020
Chaetabraeus desbordesi Gomy, 2018
Chaetabraeus lejeunei Gomy, 2020
Chaetabraeus secqi Gomy, 2019
Chaetabraeus therondi Degallier & ..., 2018
Chaetabraeus tomasi Degallier & ..., 2018
Chalcurgus cavifrons Lewis, 1897
Coelocraera burgeoni Paulian, 1951
Coelocraera kistneri Dégallier, 1983
Coelocraera mirifica Desbordes, 1922
Coelocraera mirifica mirifica Desbordes, 1922
Contipides flexuosus J.E.F.Schmidt, 1889
Cyclobacanius aequatorialis Yélamos & Gomy, 1993
Cyclobacanius andrei Yélamos & Gomy, 1993
Cyclobacanius bertiae Yélamos & Gomy, 1993
Cyclobacanius burgeoni Yélamos & Gomy, 1993
Cyclobacanius ghanaensis Yélamos & Gomy, 1993
Cyclobacanius hergei Yélamos & Gomy, 1993
Cyclobacanius merkli Yélamos & Gomy, 1993
Cyclobacanius morenoi Yélamos & Gomy, 1991
Cyclobacanius sellatus Burgeon, 1939
Cyclobacanius speculifer Yélamos & Gomy, 1993
Cyclobacanius vinyolasi Yélamos & Gomy, 1993
Cyclobacanius xavieri Yélamos & Gomy, 1993
Cyclobacanius zairensis Yélamos & Gomy, 1993
Dahlgrenius dorsalis Desbordes, 1922
Dahlgrenius otiocerus Reichardt, 1932
Diplostix (Diplostix) caterinoi Vienna, 2007
Diplostix (Diplostix) degallieri Vienna, 2007
Diplostix (Diplostix) gomyi Vienna, 2007
Diplostix gomyi gomyi Vienna, 2007
Diplostix (Diplostix) lackneri Vienna, 2007
Diplostix (Diplostix) oharai Vienna, 2007
Diplostix (Diplostix) pescheli Vienna, 2007
Diplostix (Diplostix) ruwenzorica Burgeon, 1939
Diplostix (Diplostix) togoensis Lewis, 1895
Diplostix (Stenodiplostix) gracilis Vienna, 2007
Dolicholister brevipennis Lewis, 1897
Dolicholister depilis Thérond, 1957
Dolicholister minutissimus Thérond, 1957
Dolicholister schedli Thérond, 1957
Epiechinus bipartitus Lewis, 1885
Epiechinus costipennis Fahraeus, 1851
Epiechinus desbordesi Burgeon, 1939
Epiechinus kuntzeni Bickhardt, 1921
Epiechinus laceratus Schmidt, 1895
Epiechinus novemcostatus Marseul, 1856
Epiechinus pumilus Thérond, 1959
Epiechinus punctisternus Lewis, 1891
Epiechinus tuberculisternus Lewis, 1885
Epitoxus ascinus Lewis, 1914
Epitoxus breviusculus Fahraeus, 1851
Epitoxus circulifrons Marseul, 1853
Epitoxus corycaeus Lewis, 1900
Epitoxus descarpentriesi Thérond, 1965
Epitoxus drumonti Gomy, 2011
Epitoxus felix Lewis, 1907
Epitoxus longipennis Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus parallelistrius Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus ruwenzoricus Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus therondi Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus villiersi Thérond, 1965
Epitoxus walteri Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus wittei Burgeon, 1939
Epitoxus zambicus Mazur, 1972
Eugrammicus didymostrius Marseul, 1853
Exorhabdus afrotropicus Lundgren, 1991
Exorhabdus mechowi Schmidt, 1883
Exorhabdus schoutedeni Desbordes, 1919
Exorhabdus tropicalis Marseul, 1854
Exosternus gerardi Burgeon, 1939
Geminorhabdus crenulistrius Lewis, 1913
Geminorhabdus marshalli Lewis, 1897
Geminorhabdus mayumbensis Burgeon, 1939
Geminorhabdus simulans Schmidt, 1889
Ghanister ertli Bickhardt, 1910
Ghanister gorilla Schmidt, 1889
Gnathoncus umbrettarum Thérond, 1952
Hister aequatorius Marseul, 1854
Hister alienigena Bickhardt, 1912
Hister amphystrius Marseul, 1879
Hister aschanti Schmidt, 1889
Hister calidus Erichson, 1842
Hister circularis Lewis, 1889Glassy cutworm
Hister circulus Schmidt, 1889
Hister congonis Lewis, 1900
Hister coprophilus Reiche, 1850
Hister cribrurus Marseul, 1854
Hister distinguendus Schmidt, 1895
Hister furciger Marseul, 1869
Hister gomyi Mazur, 2012
Hister humpatanus Marseul, 1886
Hister katangensis Burgeon, 1939
Hister leopoldi Desbordes, 1929
Hister luvungiensis Burgeon, 1939
Hister monitor Lewis, 1907
Hister nattereri Schmidt, 1889
Hister nomas Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Hister parumstriatus Desbordes, 1924
Hister pygolaevis Desbordes, 1917
Hister ritsemae Marseul, 1882
Hister saegeri Thérond, 1959
Hister tropicola Schmidt, 1892
Hister tropicus Paykull, 1811Musk rose
Hister viduus Fahraeus, 1851
Hister zairensis Mazur, 1974
Hister zulu Marseul, 1881
Hololepta (Hololepta) africanae Lewis, 1898
Hololepta (Hololepta) burgeoni Desbordes, 1917
Hololepta (Hololepta) comis Lewis, 1914
Hololepta (Hololepta) liebmanni Bickhardt, 1921
Hololepta (Hololepta) malariae Lewis, 1895Pea weevil
Hololepta (Hololepta) optiva Lewis, 1914
Hololepta (Hololepta) scissoma Marseul, 1860
Hololepta (Hololepta) semicincta Marseul, 1853
Hololepta (Hololepta) sternincisa Marseul, 1886
Hololepta (Leionota) caffra Erichson, 1834
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) congocola Desbordes, 1924
Hypocaccus pavianus Bickhardt, 1921
Hypocaccus vulturnus Reichardt, 1932
Hypocaccus wittei Thérond, 1952
Juliettinus aequatorius Gomy, 2010
Juliettinus africatus Gomy, 2010
Juliettinus kryzhanovskiji Gomy, 2010
Kissister congoensis Burgeon, 1939
Macrosternus lafertei Marseul, 1853
Microlister coronatus Lewis, 1905
Microteretrius corticalis Wollaston, 1867
Neohister wittei Desbordes, 1928
Neoteretrius aestivus Lewis, 1885
Neoteretrius afrus Lewis, 1893
Neoteretrius antelatus Lewis, 1914
Neoteretrius braganzae Lewis, 1900
Neoteretrius schoutedeni Desbordes, 1924
Pachycraerus caeruleatus Lewis, 1899
Pachycraerus capito J. Thomson, 1858
Pachycraerus chabrillaci Marseul, 1861
Pachycraerus chalybeus Fahraeus, 1851
Pachycraerus completus Gerstaecker, 1884
Pachycraerus congonis Schmidt, 1889
Pachycraerus cyanescens Erichson, 1834
Pachycraerus cylindricus Lewis, 1879Upland cotton
Pachycraerus desidiosus Marseul, 1853
Pachycraerus facetus Marseul, 1861
Pachycraerus frater Lewis, 1897
Pachycraerus hyalus Lewis, 1910
Pachycraerus motocola Desbordes, 1930
Pachycraerus nigrans Lewis, 1905
Pachycraerus octostriatus Lewis, 1898
Pachycraerus posticepunctatus Desbordes, 1924
Pachycraerus prasinus Lewis, 1902
Pachycraerus puncticollis Lewis, 1894
Pachycraerus scitulus Lewis, 1914
Pachycraerus striaticeps Lewis, 1897
Pachycraerus ueleanus Desbordes, 1922
Pachylister (Pachylister) adjectus Marseul, 1861
Pachylister caffer Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Pactolinus intrepidus Lewis, 1897
Pactolinus major Linnaeus, 1767
Pactolinus robusticeps Marseul, 1886
Paratropus bakxi Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus baloghi Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus boleti Lewis, 1901
Paratropus caswelli Thérond, 1962
Paratropus congonis Lewis, 1909
Paratropus connectens Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus decipiens Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus degallieri Kanaar, 1993
Paratropus elongatus Thérond, 1959
Paratropus endroedyi Thérond, 1973
Paratropus fungorum Lewis, 1897
Paratropus girardi Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus gomyi Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus hervei Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus kryzhanovskii Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus lacustris Desbordes, 1924
Paratropus lepagei Kanaar, 1993
Paratropus longespinulatus Vienna, 1985
Paratropus lujai Desbordes, 1930
Paratropus maynei Desbordes, 1919
Paratropus mazuri Kanaar, 1993
Paratropus meridianus Lewis, 1879
Paratropus nigrellus Schmidt, 1893
Paratropus oharai Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus olexai Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus opacipygus Vienna, 1985
Paratropus ovides Marseul, 1862
Paratropus penatii Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus perlinskii Mazur, 1972
Paratropus perreconditus Kanaar, 1993
Paratropus pescheli Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus politus Thérond, 1963
Paratropus saegerianus Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus salgadoi Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus sternalis Vienna, 1985
Paratropus strigatus Schmidt, 1895
Paratropus therondi Vienna, 1985
Paratropus tishechkini Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus verityi Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus verschureni Thérond, 1959
Paratropus walteri Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus wibbechienae Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus yelamosi Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus zicsii Kanaar, 1997
Parepierus kaszabi Thérond, 1967
Pelorurus costipennis Lewis, 1898
Pelorurus crampeli Desbordes, 1913
Pelorurus formosus Schmidt, 1890
Pelorurus glaucopterus Marseul, 1862
Pilisaprinus verschureni Thérond, 1959
Placodes brauni Lewis, 1904
Placodes caffer Erichson, 1834Beetle
Placodes ebeninus Lewis, 1885
Placodes elongatus Bickhardt, 1921
Placodes intermedius Schmidt, 1889
Placodes opacus Lewis, 1900
Placodes senegalensis Paykull, 1811
Platybletes mundus Lewis, 1899
Platybletes ruandensis Thérond, 1952
Platybletes stirpium Thérond, 1952
Platylister (Platylister) angolensis Lewis, 1879
Platylister (Platylister) congoensis Thérond, 1967
Platylister (Popinus) alexandri Marseul, 1864
Platylister (Ricinodendrus) foliaceus Paykull, 1811
Platylomalus digitatus Wollaston, 1867
Platylomalus exiguus Fahraeus, 1851
Platysoma (Platysoma) baliolum Lewis, 1889Glassy cutworm
Platysomatinus diversicollis Schmidt, 1889
Probolosternus minor Lewis, 1900
Probolosternus permundus Lewis, 1900
Pseudister watsensis Desbordes, 1924
Pygocoelis africanus Lewis, 1895
Pygocoelis congonis Desbordes, 1924
Pygocoelis gracilis Bickhardt, 1921
Pygocoelis maynei Thérond, 1957
Pygocoelis rugisternus Bickhardt, 1911
Pygocoelis usambicus H. Kolbe, 1897
Quassarus aenescens Thérond, 1961
Saprinus (Saprinus) basalis Fairmaire, 1898
Saprinus (Saprinus) rhodesiae Reichardt, 1933
Saprinus (Saprinus) rhytipterus Marseul, 1862
Saprinus (Saprinus) secchii Théry, 2009
Saprinus (Saprinus) strigil Marseul, 1855
Sculptura kivuensis Thérond, 1969
Teinotarsus latipes Lewis, 1904
Teinotarsus remipes Marseul, 1864
Teretrius (Teretrius) ellenbergeri Desbordes, 1914
Teretrius (Teretrius) segnis Marseul, 1856
Therondus granuliformis Thérond, 1967
Therondus impunctatus Thérond, 1969
Tribalus (Eutribalus) agrestis Marseul, 1855
Tribalus (Tribalus) amnicola Lewis, 1900
Tribalus (Tribalus) ascaphus Marseul, 1869
Tribalus (Tribalus) cavernicola Lewis, 1908
Tribalus (Tribalus) fastigiatus Marseul, 1881
Tribalus fastigiatus fastigiatus Marseul, 1881
Tribalus (Tribalus) minutulus Thérond, 1961
Trypobius paradoxus Schmidt, 1893
Trypobius pinguis Lewis, 1897
Xenosternus arriagadai Gomy, 2011
Xenosternus kasaicola Desbordes, 1924
Xenosternus robustus Desbordes, 1924
Xenosternus saprinoformis Bickhardt, 1911
Xenosternus saprinopterus Schmidt, 1895
Zabromorphus rivalis Lewis, 1897
Zabromorphus tinantae Desbordes, 1924

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Congo
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
5
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
8
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
38
207
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOnthophilinae
W.S.Macleay, 1819
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTribalinae
Bickhardt, 1914
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrypeticinae
Bickhardt, 1913
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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