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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Des Plaines (Cook County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
47
114
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
47
114
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
109
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
37
96
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
14
49
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
11
43
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
5
23
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
14
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Des Plaines
14 Genera with 20 Species
Acritus LeConte, 1834Hister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Aeletes Horn, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dendrophilus Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eurylister Bickhardt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Euspilotus Lewis, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Geomysaprinus Ross, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Haeterius Dejean, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Margarinotus Marseul, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Paromalus Erichson, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Phelister Marseul, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Xestipyge Marseul, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Des Plaines
20 Species
Acritus (Acritus) exiguus Erichson, 1834
Aeletes (Aeletes) politus J. L. LeConte, 1853
Carcinops (Carcinops) pumilio Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) xavieri Marseul, 1873Hister beetle
Eurylister carolinus Paykull, 1811
Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) assimilis Paykull, 1811
Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) moniliatus Casey, 1916
Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) obsidianus Casey, 1893
Haeterius brunneipennis Randall, 1838
Hister abbreviatus Fabricius, 1775Abbreviated clown beetle
Hister pteromalus Marseul, 1861
Margarinotus (Ptomister) brunneus Fabricius, 1775
Margarinotus (Ptomister) egregius Casey, 1916
Margarinotus (Ptomister) hudsonicus Casey, 1893
Margarinotus (Ptomister) immunis Erichson, 1834
Paromalus (Paromalus) bistriatus Erichson, 1834
Paromalus (Paromalus) seeversi Wenzel, 1936
Phelister vernus Say, 1825
Platysoma (Platysoma) leconti Marseul, 1853
Xestipyge geminatum J. E. LeConte, 1860

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaeteriinae
Marseul, 1857
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
2
3
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