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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
124
2798
11540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
108
2458
9949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
11
502
2712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
33
118
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
33
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
33 Genera with 118 Species
#ACDEGHKMOPST
Abraeus Leach, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Acritus LeConte, 1857Hister Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Aeletes Horn, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Chalcionellus Reichardt, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Chetabraeus Portevin, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Cylister Cooman, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Dendrophilus Leach, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Eblisia Lewis, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Eurosoma Mazur and Ôh..., 17921SpeciesTaxom
Eurosomides Newton, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoncus Jacquelin-Duval, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Haeterius Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerius Erichson, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 186225SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1776Clown Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hypocacculus Bickhardt, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 17927SpeciesTaxom
Kissister Marseul, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Margarinotus Marseul, 179217SpeciesTaxom
Myrmetes Marseul, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Onthophilus Leach, 17714SpeciesTaxom
Paromalus Erichson, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Platylomalus Cooman, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 18086SpeciesTaxom
Plegaderus Erichson, 17974SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 179811SpeciesTaxom
Sigillum Thérond, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerosoma Klotzsch, 18195SpeciesTaxom
Teretrius Bickhardt, 19722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
118 Species and 8 Subspecies
Abraeus (Abraeus) perpusillus Marsham, 1802
Abraeus (Postabraeus) granulum Erichson, 1839
Abraeus (Postabraeus) parvulus Aubé, 1842
Acritus (Acritus) hopffgarteni Reitter, 1878Saffron-flowered lupine
Acritus (Acritus) minutus (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Acritus nigricornis Hoffmann, 1803
Acritus (Acritus) nigricornis Hoffmann, 1803Hister beetle
Acritus (Pycnacritus) homoeopathicus Wollaston, 1857
Aeletes (Aeletes) atomarius Aubé, 1842
Aeletes (Aeletes) hopffgarteni Reitter, 1878
Atholus (Atholus) bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Clown beetle
Atholus conformis Erichson, 1834
Atholus corvinus Germar, 1817
Atholus duodecimstriatus Schrank, 1781
Atholus praetermissus Peyron, 1856
Carcinops (Carcinops) pumilio Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) globulus Creutzer, 1799
Chalcionellus (Chalcionellus) decemstriatus P. Rossi, 1792
Chalcionellus (Izpaniolus) aemulus Illiger, 1807
Chetabraeus globulus Creutzer, 1799
Cylister elongatum (Thunberg, 1787)⇒ Platysoma elongatum Thunberg, 1787
Cylister elongatus (Thunberg, 1787)⇒ Platysoma elongatum Thunberg, 1787
Cylister linearis (Erichson, 1834)⇒ Platysoma lineare Erichson, 1834
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) punctatus (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Dendrophilus corticalis Paykull, 1798
Dendrophilus punctatus punctatus Herbst, 1792
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Dendrophilus corticalis Paykull, 1798
Eblisia minor (Rossi, 1792)⇒ Eurosoma minor P. Rossi, 1792
Epitoxus corycaeus Lewis, 1900
Eurosoma minor P. Rossi, 1792
Eurosomides minor P.Rossi, 1792
Gnathoncus buyssoni Auzat, 1917
Gnathoncus communis Marseul, 1862
Gnathoncus nannetensis Marseul, 1862
Gnathoncus nidorum Stockmann, 1957
Gnathoncus rotundatus Kugelann, 1792
Haeterius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Hetaerius ferrugineus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Haeterius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Hister aemulus (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Chalcionellus aemulus Illiger, 1807
Hister aeneus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Saprinus aeneus Fabricius, 1775
Hister antiquulus (Illiger, 1807)⇒ Hypocacculus rufipes Kugelann, 1792
Hister antiquus O. Heer, 1862
Hister bissexstriatus Fabricius, 1801
Hister cadaverinus (Hoffmann, 1803)⇒ Margarinotus brunneus Fabricius, 1775
Hister coprolithorum O. Heer, 1862
Hister funestus Erichson, 1834
Hister helluo Truqui, 1852
Hister illigeri Duftschmid, 1805Striped willow leaf beetle
Hister maculigerus O. Heer, 1862
Hister marmoratus O. Heer, 1862
Hister mastodontis O. Heer, 1862
Hister morosus O. Heer, 1862
Hister nomas Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Hister obscurus (Kugelann, 1792)⇒ Margarinotus obscurus Kugelann, 1792
Hister pteromalus Marseul, 1861
Hister quadratus (Kugelann, 1794)⇒ Haeterius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Hister quadrimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hister quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister quadrinotatus quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister relictus Marseul, 1870
Hister unicolor Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hister unicolor unicolor Linnaeus, 1758
Hister vetustus O. Heer, 1862
Hololepta (Hololepta) plana Sulzer, 1776
Hypocacculus (Nessus) rufipes Kugelann, 1792
Hypocaccus (Baeckmanniolus) dimidiatus Illiger, 1807
Hypocaccus dimidiatus maritimus Stephens, 1830
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) metallicus Herbst, 1791
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugiceps Duftschmid, 1805
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugifrons Paykull, 1798
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) specularis Marseul, 1855
Hypocaccus rufipes Kugelann, 1792
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
Margarinotus (Stenister) obscurus Kugelann, 1792
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 (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 (Cylistus) cylindricum Paykull, 1811
Platysoma (Platysoma) compressum Herbst, 1783
Platysoma (Platysoma) deplanatum Gyllenhal, 1808
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) caesus Herbst, 1791
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) dissectus Erichson, 1839
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) saucius Erichson, 1834
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) vulneratus Panzer, 1797
Saprinus (Saprinus) aeneus Fabricius, 1775
Saprinus (Saprinus) immundus Gyllenhal, 1827
Saprinus (Saprinus) lautus Erichson, 1839
Saprinus (Saprinus) lugens Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Saprinus (Saprinus) planiusculus Motschulsky, 1849
Saprinus (Saprinus) politus Brahm, 1790
Saprinus (Saprinus) rugifer Paykull, 1809
Saprinus (Saprinus) semistriatus Scriba, 1790
Saprinus (Saprinus) subnitescens Bickhardt, 1909
Saprinus (Saprinus) virescens Paykull, 1798
Saprinus conjungens Paykull, 1798
Sigillum megaphyllum
Sphaerosoma carpathicum Reitter, 1883
Sphaerosoma globosum Sturm, 1807
Sphaerosoma piliferum (Müller, 1821)⇒ Sphaerosoma pilosum Panzer, 1793
Sphaerosoma pilosum Panzer, 1793
Sphaerosoma quercus Samouelle, 1819
Teretrius (Neotepetrius) nigrescens Lewis, 1891
Teretrius (Teretrius) fabricii Mazur, 1972

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Germany
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaeteriinae
Marseul, 1857
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHetaeriinae
Marseul, 1857
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
9
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOnthophilinae
W.S.Macleay, 1819
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
6
26
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