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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1730
5215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
376
1482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
45
146
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
45
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
45 Genera with 146 Species
#ABCDEGHMPST
Abraeus Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Acritodes Cooman, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Acritus LeConte, 1981Hister Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Adelopygus Desbordes, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Africanister Gomy, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Afrohister Mazur, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Afroprinus Lackner, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Afrosaprinus Vienna, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Anaglymma Lewis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Apobletodes Desbordes, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 18855SpeciesTaxom
Bacanius LeConte, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Barbarus Mazur, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Catacraerus Bickhardt, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 201818SpeciesTaxom
Chalcionellus Reichardt, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Coelocraera Marseul, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Contipides Newton, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Cyclobacanius G. Müller, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dahlgrenius Penati and V..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Diplostix Bickhardt, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Epiechinus Lewis, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 19725SpeciesTaxom
Errabundus Mazur, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Exorhabdus Lewis, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Geminorhabdus Mazur, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Halacritus Schmidt, 19785SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 188119SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1853Clown Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Hypocacculus Bickhardt, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 19636SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternus Marseul, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Megalocraerus Lewis, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pachycraerus Marseul, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Pachylister Lewis, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Pactolinus Motschulsky, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Paratropus Gerstaecker, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Pelorurus Lacordaire, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Placodes Erichson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Platybletes Thérond, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Platylister Lewis, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Platylomalus Cooman, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Pygocoelis Lewis, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 18629SpeciesTaxom
Tribalus Erichson, 18816SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
146 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acritodes tarsalis G. Müller, 1944
Acritus (Acritus) alienus Thérond, 1960
Acritus (Acritus) alutaceus Thérond, 1961
Acritus (Acritus) elgonensis Jeannel & Pa..., 1945
Acritus (Acritus) komai Lewis, 1879Clown beetle
Acritus (Acritus) lamberti Gomy, 1994
Acritus (Acritus) mahnerti Gomy, 1981
Acritus (Acritus) rugosus Bickhardt, 1911
Acritus (Acritus) serratus Burgeon, 1939
Acritus (Pycnacritus) herbertfranzi Gomy, 1981
Adelopygus nickerli Schmidt, 1889
Africanister usambaricus Bickhardt, 1911
Afrohister pycnurus G. Müller, 1942
Afrohister scabripygus Schmidt, 1889
Afroprinus cavicola Lackner, 2013
Afrosaprinus maculatus Vienna, 2015
Anaglymma congonis Lewis, 1895Pea weevil
Apobletodes marseuli Lewis, 1879
Atholus (Atholus) bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Clown beetle
Atholus confinis Erichson, 1834Hister beetle
Atholus conformis Erichson, 1834
Atholus rubricatus Lewis, 1897
Atholus somali Lewis, 1885
Bacanius (Bacanius) perreti Gomy, 1981
Bacanius (Mullerister) usambaricus Bickhardt, 1911
Barbarus debellatus Lewis, 1908
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) alluaudi G. Müller, 1944
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) echinaceus Schmidt, 1895
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) setosellus Bickhardt, 1921
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) setulosus Fahraeus, 1851
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 (Mazureus) rugicollis Marseul, 1856
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) subsetosulus G. Müller, 1944
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) sulcatorugosus Kanaar, 1983
Chaetabraeus dogueti Gomy, 2018
Chaetabraeus lejeunei Gomy, 2020
Chaetabraeus masai Gomy, 2017
Chaetabraeus mpumalangaensis Gomy, 2019
Chaetabraeus secqi Gomy, 2019
Chaetabraeus viennai Degallier & ..., 2018
Chalcionellus amoenulus Fahraeus, 1851
Chalcionellus krikkeni Kanaar, 1983
Chalcionellus palmi Dahlgren, 1981
Coelocraera burgeoni Paulian, 1951
Coelocraera cohici Paulian, 1951
Coelocraera mirifica Desbordes, 1922
Coelocraera mirifica australis Dégallier, 1983
Contipides babaulti Desbordes, 1914
Contipides flexuosus J.E.F.Schmidt, 1889
Contipides instabilis Thérond, 1962
Contipides marginisternus Bickhardt, 1912
Cyclobacanius sellatus Burgeon, 1939
Dahlgrenius leleupi Thérond, 1960
Dahlgrenius pretiosus Schmidt, 1890
Dahlgrenius thesaurus Reichardt, 1932
Diplostix (Diplostix) geae Vienna, 2007
Diplostix (Diplostix) kanaari Vienna, 2007
Diplostix (Diplostix) kovariki Vienna, 2007
Diplostix (Diplostix) mayeti Marseul, 1870
Diplostix (Diplostix) togoensis Lewis, 1895
Epiechinus kuntzeni Bickhardt, 1921
Epiechinus marseuli Lewis, 1900
Epiechinus sulcisternus Bickhardt, 1911
Epiechinus tuberculisternus Lewis, 1885
Epitoxus breviusculus Fahraeus, 1851
Epitoxus circulifrons Marseul, 1853
Epitoxus kanaari Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus wittei Burgeon, 1939
Epitoxus zambicus Mazur, 1972
Errabundus deflexus Lewis, 1907
Geminorhabdus simulans Schmidt, 1889
Halacritus algarum Schmidt, 1893
Halacritus beneteaui Gomy, 1978
Halacritus condenti Gomy, 1989
Halacritus labusei Gomy, 1978
Halacritus surcoufi Gomy, 1978
Hister alienigena Bickhardt, 1912
Hister alluaudi Desbordes, 1914Salmon sealouse
Hister calidus Erichson, 1842
Hister erbelingi Mazur, 2008
Hister fossor Erichson, 1834
Hister gehini Marseul, 1854
Hister laevifrons Desbordes, 1914
Hister loandae Marseul, 1854
Hister monitor Lewis, 1907
Hister niloticus Marseul, 1854
Hister nomas Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Hister obtusisternus Schmidt, 1889
Hister pharaonis Schmidt, 1889
Hister planepunctatus Desbordes, 1914
Hister pteromalus Marseul, 1861
Hister punctipygus Desbordes, 1914
Hister tropicus Paykull, 1811Musk rose
Hister viduus Fahraeus, 1851
Hister zulu Marseul, 1881
Hololepta (Hololepta) africanae Lewis, 1898
Hololepta (Hololepta) scissoma Marseul, 1860
Hololepta (Hololepta) semicincta Marseul, 1853
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) metallescens Erichson, 1834
Hypocacculus (Nessus) grandini Marseul, 1870
Hypocaccus (Baeckmanniolus) rubiciliae Lewis, 1899
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) brasiliensis Paykull, 1811
Hypocaccus grandini Marseul, 1870
Hypocaccus interpunctatus J.E.F.Schmidt, 1885
Hypocaccus interpunctatus muelleri Colla, Gomy ..., 2005
Hypocaccus laevis Thérond, 1963
Macrosternus lafertei Marseul, 1853
Megalocraerus rubricatus Lewis, 1902
Pachycraerus chalybeus Fahraeus, 1851
Pachycraerus cyanescens Erichson, 1834
Pachycraerus desidiosus Marseul, 1853
Pachycraerus hyalus Lewis, 1910
Pachycraerus kenyensis Thérond, 1961
Pachycraerus pluristrius Desbordes, 1914
Pachylister caffer Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Pachylister monitor Lewis, 1907
Pactolinus arctus Desbordes, 1914
Pactolinus gigas Paykull, 1811
Pactolinus latipes Palisot de B..., 1805
Paratropus altilis Lewis, 1901
Paratropus connectens Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus femoralis Reichardt, 1936
Pelorurus costipennis Lewis, 1898
Pelorurus densistriatus Lewis, 1912
Placodes caffer Erichson, 1834Beetle
Platybletes mundus Lewis, 1899
Platylister (Platylister) angolensis Lewis, 1879
Platylister (Ricinodendrus) foliaceus Paykull, 1811
Platylomalus acisternus Desbordes, 1914
Platylomalus digitatus Wollaston, 1867
Saprinus (Saprinus) africanus Dahlgren, 1969
Saprinus (Saprinus) basalis Fairmaire, 1898
Saprinus (Saprinus) bicolor Olivier, 1789
Saprinus (Saprinus) brunnivestis Marseul, 1855
Saprinus (Saprinus) chalcites Illiger, 1807
Saprinus (Saprinus) cupreus Erichson, 1834
Saprinus (Saprinus) flavipennis Péringuey, 1885
Saprinus (Saprinus) intricatus Erichson, 1843
Saprinus (Saprinus) rhytipterus Marseul, 1862
Tribalus (Eutribalus) agrestis Marseul, 1855
Tribalus (Tribalus) andreinii G. Müller, 1938
Tribalus (Tribalus) cavernicola Lewis, 1908
Tribalus (Tribalus) distinguendus G. Müller, 1938
Tribalus (Tribalus) fastigiatus Marseul, 1881
Tribalus fastigiatus fastigiatus Marseul, 1881

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
5
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
24
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOnthophilinae
W.S.Macleay, 1819
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
7
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTribalinae
Bickhardt, 1914
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrypeticinae
Bickhardt, 1913
1
0
Genus
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