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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Kennebec County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
269
1205
1725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
268
1203
1723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
255
1154
1624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
187
996
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
60
239
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
209
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
24
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
7
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kennebec County
7 Genera with 10 Species
Acritus LeConte, 1803Hister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Aeletes Horn, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Margarinotus Marseul, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Phelister Marseul, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Plegaderus Erichson, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Teretrius Bickhardt, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kennebec County
10 Species
Acritus (Acritus) nigricornis Hoffmann, 1803Hister beetle
Aeletes (Aeletes) politus J. L. LeConte, 1853
Hister abbreviatus Fabricius, 1775Abbreviated clown beetle
Margarinotus (Paralister) lecontei Wenzel, 1944
Margarinotus (Ptomister) brunneus Fabricius, 1775
Margarinotus (Ptomister) harrisii Kirby, 1837
Margarinotus (Ptomister) immunis Erichson, 1834
Phelister subrotundus Say, 1825
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) sayi Marseul, 1856
Teretrius (Teretrius) latebricola Lewis, 1901

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Kennebec County
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
3
6
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