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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Greece (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7483
24197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
563
7468
24174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
7367
23955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
352
5928
20399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2072
8420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
87
1832
6897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
423
2128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
46
166
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
46
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greece
46 Genera with 166 Species
#ABCDEGHMOPSTX
Abraeus Leach, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Acritus LeConte, 1857Hister Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Aeletes Horn, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 18347SpeciesTaxom
Bacanius LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Chalcionellus Reichardt, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Cyclobacanius G. Müller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dendrophilus Leach, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Epierus Erichson, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachium Wollaston, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Eudiplister Reitter, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Eurosomides Newton, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Euspilotus Lewis, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Geomysaprinus Ross, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoncus Jacquelin-Duval, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Haeterius Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Halacritus Schmidt, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 175816SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1851Clown Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Hypocacculus Bickhardt, 18346SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 179216SpeciesTaxom
Margarinotus Marseul, 183216SpeciesTaxom
Merohister Reitter, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Onthophilus Leach, 17715SpeciesTaxom
Pachylister Lewis, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Pactolinus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Paromalus Erichson, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Phelister Marseul, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pholioxenus Reichardt, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Platylister Lewis, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Platylomalus Cooman, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 18539SpeciesTaxom
Plegaderus Erichson, 18347SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepierus Casey, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 194427SpeciesTaxom
Spilodiscus Lewis, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Stenopleurum G. Muller, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sternocoelis Lewis, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Teretrius Bickhardt, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Triballodes Schmidt, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Tribalus Erichson, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Xenonychus Wollaston, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Xerosaprinus Wenzel, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Xestipyge Marseul, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greece
166 Species and 17 Subspecies
Abraeus (Abraeus) perpusillus Marsham, 1802
Abraeus (Postabraeus) granulum Erichson, 1839
Abraeus (Postabraeus) parvulus Aubé, 1842
Acritus (Acritus) exiguus Erichson, 1834
Acritus (Acritus) hopffgarteni Reitter, 1878Saffron-flowered lupine
Acritus (Acritus) italicus Reitter, 1904
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
Atholus (Atholus) bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Clown beetle
Atholus (Euatholus) sedecimstriatus Say, 1825
Atholus corvinus Germar, 1817
Atholus duodecimstriatus Schrank, 1781
Atholus duodecimstriatus quatuordecimstriatus Gyllenhal, 1808
Atholus peloponnesus Kapler, 1992
Atholus scutellaris Erichson, 1834
Bacanius (Bacanius) punctiformis J. L. LeConte, 1853
Carcinops (Carcinops) pumilio Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) globulus Creutzer, 1799
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) lucidus Peyerimhoff, 1917
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) convexus Reitter, 1884
Chalcionellus (Chalcionellus) decemstriatus P. Rossi, 1792
Chalcionellus (Izpaniolus) aemulus Illiger, 1807
Chalcionellus amoenus Erichson, 1834
Chalcionellus blanchii Marseul, 1855
Chalcionellus blanchii blanchii Marseul, 1855
Chalcionellus tyrius Marseul, 1857
Cyclobacanius soliman Marseul, 1862
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) punctatus (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Dendrophilus corticalis Paykull, 1798
Dendrophilus punctatus championi Lewis, 1886
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) xavieri Marseul, 1873Hister beetle
Epierus comptus Erichson, 1834
Epierus pulicarius Erichson, 1834
Eubrachium hispidulum Bremi-Wolf, 1855
Eudiplister castaneus Ménétriés, 1832
Eudiplister planulus Ménétriés, 1848
Eurosomides minor P.Rossi, 1792
Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) assimilis Paykull, 1811
Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) conformis J. E. LeConte, 1845
Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) moniliatus Casey, 1916
Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) obsidianus Casey, 1893
Gnathoncus nannetensis Marseul, 1862
Gnathoncus rhodiorum Marseul, 1862
Haeterius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Halacritus (Halacritus) punctum Aubé, 1842
Halacritus blackwelderi Wenzel, 1944
Hister abbreviatus Fabricius, 1775Abbreviated clown beetle
Hister funestus Erichson, 1834
Hister helluo Truqui, 1852
Hister illigeri Duftschmid, 1805Striped willow leaf beetle
Hister illigeri illigeri Duftschmid, 1805
Hister limbatus Truqui, 1852
Hister lugubris Truqui, 1852
Hister moerens Erichson, 1834
Hister pteromalus Marseul, 1861
Hister quadrimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hister quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister quadrinotatus quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister sepulchralis Erichson, 1834
Hister servus Erichson, 1834
Hister teter Truqui, 1852
Hister unicolor unicolor Linnaeus, 1758
Hololepta (Hololepta) aequalis Say, 1825
Hololepta (Hololepta) lucida J. E. LeConte, 1845
Hololepta (Hololepta) plana Sulzer, 1776
Hololepta (Leionota) vicina J. L. LeConte, 1851
Hypocacculus (Colpellus) biskrensis Marseul, 1876
Hypocacculus (Colpellus) praecox Erichson, 1834
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) elongatulus Rosenhauer, 1856
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) metallescens Erichson, 1834
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) spretulus (Erichson, 1834)⇒ Hypocacculus metallescens Erichson, 1834
Hypocacculus (Nessus) rubripes Erichson, 1834
Hypocaccus (Baeckmanniolus) dimidiatus Illiger, 1807
Hypocaccus dimidiatus dimidiatus Illiger, 1807
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) brasiliensis Paykull, 1811
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) crassipes Erichson, 1834
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) metallicus Herbst, 1791
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugiceps Duftschmid, 1805
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugifrons Paykull, 1798
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) specularis Marseul, 1855
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) speculum Schmidt, 1884
Hypocaccus speculum speculum Schmidt, 1884
Hypocaccus controversus G.Müller, 1937
Hypocaccus curtus Rosenhauer, 1847
Hypocaccus gridellii G.Müller, 1929
Hypocaccus grossipes Marseul, 1855
Hypocaccus rubripes Erichson, 1834
Hypocaccus rufipes Kugelann, 1792
Margarinotus (Grammostethus) ruficornis Grimm, 1852
Margarinotus (Paralister) carbonarius (Hoffmann, 1803)⇒ Margarinotus ventralis Marseul, 1854
Margarinotus carbonarius carbonarius Hoffmann, 1803
Margarinotus carbonarius macedonicus G. Müller, 1937
Margarinotus (Paralister) cognatus J. E. LeConte, 1844
Margarinotus (Paralister) faedatus J. E. LeConte, 1845
Margarinotus (Paralister) ignobilis Marseul, 1854
Margarinotus (Paralister) longus Bickhardt, 1910
Margarinotus (Paralister) punctiventer Marseul, 1854
Margarinotus (Paralister) purpurascens Herbst, 1791
Margarinotus (Ptomister) brunneus Fabricius, 1775
Margarinotus (Ptomister) distinctus Erichson, 1834
Margarinotus (Ptomister) egregius Casey, 1916
Margarinotus (Ptomister) hudsonicus Casey, 1893
Margarinotus (Stenister) graecus Brullé, 1832
Margarinotus graecus graecus Brullé, 1832
Merohister ariasi Marseul, 1864
Onthophilus affinis Redtenbacher, 1849
Onthophilus punctatus O. F. Müller, 1776
Onthophilus punctatus cicatricosus Reitter, 1884
Onthophilus punctatus punctatus Müller, 1776
Onthophilus striatus Forster, 1771
Pachylister (Pachylister) inaequalis Olivier, 1789
Pactolinus major Linnaeus, 1767
Paromalus (Paromalus) filum Reitter, 1884
Paromalus (Paromalus) flavicornis Herbst, 1791
Paromalus (Paromalus) parallelepipedus Herbst, 1791
Paromalus (Paromalus) teres J. L. LeConte, 1878
Phelister praecox Erichson, 1847
Phelister subrotundus Say, 1825
Pholioxenus schatzmayri J. Müller, 1910
Platylister (Popinus) simeani Mulsant & Go..., 1875
Platylomalus complanatus Panzer, 1797
Platylomalus gardineri Scott, 1913Clown beetle
Platysoma (Cylister) coarctatum J. E. LeConte, 1844
Platysoma (Cylister) cornix Marseul, 1861
Platysoma (Cylister) elongatum Thunberg, 1787
Platysoma elongatum elongatum Thunberg, 1787
Platysoma (Cylister) filiforme Erichson, 1834
Platysoma (Cylister) lineare Erichson, 1834
Platysoma (Cylistus) gracile J. E. LeConte, 1845
Platysoma (Platysoma) compressum Herbst, 1783
Platysoma (Platysoma) leconti Marseul, 1853
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) discisus Erichson, 1839
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) dissectus Erichson, 1839
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) otti Marseul, 1856
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) sanatus Truqui, 1852
Plegaderus sanatus gobanzi J.Müller, 1902
Plegaderus sanatus sanatus Truqui, 1852
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) saucius Erichson, 1834
Pseudepierus italicus Paykull, 1811
Saprinus (Phaonius) pharao Marseul, 1855
Saprinus (Saprinus) acuminatus Fabricius, 1798
Saprinus (Saprinus) aegialius Reitter, 1884
Saprinus (Saprinus) algericus Paykull, 1811
Saprinus (Saprinus) alienus J. L. LeConte, 1851
Saprinus (Saprinus) brenskei Reitter, 1884
Saprinus (Saprinus) caerulescens Hoffmann, 1803
Saprinus (Saprinus) calatravensis Fuente, 1899
Saprinus (Saprinus) chalcites Illiger, 1807
Saprinus (Saprinus) concinnus Gebler, 1830
Saprinus (Saprinus) detersus Illiger, 1807
Saprinus (Saprinus) furvus Erichson, 1834
Saprinus (Saprinus) georgicus Marseul, 1862
Saprinus (Saprinus) godet Brullé, 1832
Saprinus (Saprinus) lautus Erichson, 1839
Saprinus (Saprinus) lugens Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Saprinus (Saprinus) maculatus P. Rossi, 1792
Saprinus (Saprinus) moyses Marseul, 1862
Saprinus (Saprinus) niger Motschulsky, 1849
Saprinus (Saprinus) politus Brahm, 1790
Saprinus (Saprinus) prasinus Erichson, 1834
Saprinus prasinus prasinus Erichson, 1834
Saprinus (Saprinus) stussineri Reitter, 1909
Saprinus (Saprinus) submarginatus J. Sahlberg, 1913
Saprinus (Saprinus) subnitescens Bickhardt, 1909
Saprinus (Saprinus) vermiculatus Reichardt, 1923
Saprinus robustus Krása, 1944
Spilodiscus arcuatus Say, 1825
Stenopleurum rothi Rosenhauer, 1856
Sternocoelis diversepunctatus Pic, 1911
Sternocoelis grandis Reitter, 1883
Sternocoelis lewisi Reitter, 1883
Sternocoelis merklii Schmidt, 1885
Teretrius (Teretrius) fabricii Mazur, 1972
Triballodes acritoides Reitter, 1884
Tribalus (Tribalus) anatolicus Olexa, 1980
Tribalus (Tribalus) minimus P. Rossi, 1790
Xenonychus tridens Jacquelin-Duval, 1852
Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) coerulescens J. L. LeConte, 1851Drepanids
Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) vitiosus J. L. LeConte, 1851Drepanids
Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) wenzeli Bousquet & L..., 2006
Xestipyge conjunctum Say, 1825

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Greece
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
9
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaeteriinae
Marseul, 1857
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
12
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOnthophilinae
W.S.Macleay, 1819
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
10
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTribalinae
Bickhardt, 1914
3
5
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