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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
831
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
729
1797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
5
121
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
39
88
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
39
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
39 Genera with 88 Species
#ABCDEGHKOPSTXZ
Afrosoma Mazur, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Anaglymma Lewis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Bacanius LeConte, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Campylorhabdus Schmidt, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Contipides Newton, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Contipus Marseul, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Dahlgrenius Penati and V..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Diplostix Bickhardt, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Epiechinus Lewis, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 19966SpeciesTaxom
Eudiplister Reitter, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Eugrammicus Lewis, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Exorhabdus Lewis, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Exosternus Lewis, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Geminorhabdus Mazur, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1834Clown Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Hypocacculus Bickhardt, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Kissister Marseul, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Omotropis Reichardt, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pachycraerus Marseul, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Pachylister Lewis, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pactolinus Motschulsky, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Parahypocaccus Vienna, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Paratropus Gerstaecker, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Pelorurus Lacordaire, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Placodes Erichson, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Platylister Lewis, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Platylomalus Cooman, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Platysomatinus Mazur, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Probolosternus Lewis, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Teretrius Bickhardt, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Tribalus Erichson, 199311SpeciesTaxom
Xestipyge Marseul, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Zabromorphus Lewis, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
88 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrosoma capense Wiedemann, 1821
Anaglymma tanganyikai Thérond, 1963
Atholus confinis Erichson, 1834Hister beetle
Atholus conformis Erichson, 1834
Atholus erichsoni Lundgren, 1991
Bacanius (Bacanius) angolensis Thérond, 1962
Campylorhabdus poggei Harold, 1878
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) curtulus Fahraeus, 1851
Contipides flexuosus J.E.F.Schmidt, 1889
Contipus flexuosus Schmidt, 1889
Dahlgrenius viridis Gomy & Vienna, 1997
Diplostix (Diplostix) cavifrons G. Müller, 1946
Epitoxus breviusculus Fahraeus, 1851
Epitoxus circulifrons Marseul, 1853
Epitoxus felix Lewis, 1907
Epitoxus kanaari Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus longipennis Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus parallelistrius Yélamos, 1996
Eudiplister honestus Lewis, 1908
Eudiplister martius Lewis, 1885
Eugrammicus didymostrius Marseul, 1853
Exorhabdus afer Paykull, 1811
Exorhabdus afrotropicus Lundgren, 1991
Exorhabdus colonicus Lewis, 1899
Exorhabdus mechowi Schmidt, 1883
Exosternus terminalis Schmidt, 1889
Geminorhabdus angolensis Thérond, 1963
Geminorhabdus marshalli Lewis, 1897
Hister alienigena Bickhardt, 1912
Hister calidus Erichson, 1842
Hister fossor Erichson, 1834
Hister furciger Marseul, 1869
Hister gehini Marseul, 1854
Hister japonicus Marseul, 1854
Hister nomas Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Hister punctipygus Desbordes, 1914
Hister tropicus Paykull, 1811Musk rose
Hister viduus Fahraeus, 1851
Hololepta (Hololepta) paropsis Lewis, 1898
Hololepta (Hololepta) scissoma Marseul, 1860
Hololepta (Hololepta) semicincta Marseul, 1853
Hololepta (Hololepta) striatidera Marseul, 1853
Hololepta (Leionota) caffra Erichson, 1834
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) simillimus Vienna, 1993
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) simulans Vienna, 1993
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) brasiliensis Paykull, 1811
Hypocaccus aequabilis Reichardt, 1932
Hypocaccus tigris Marseul, 1862
Hypocaccus tigris tigris Marseul, 1862
Kissister congoensis Burgeon, 1939
Omotropis terrenus Lewis, 1913
Pachycraerus cyanescens Erichson, 1834
Pachycraerus cylindriformis Desbordes, 1917
Pachycraerus facetus Marseul, 1861
Pachycraerus punctipennis Lewis, 1913
Pachylister (Pachylister) heros Erichson, 1843
Pactolinus fortis Schmidt, 1889
Pactolinus gigas Paykull, 1811
Pactolinus latipes Palisot de B..., 1805
Parahypocaccus weyrichi Vienna, 1995
Paratropus orientis Thérond, 1975
Pelorurus costipennis Lewis, 1898
Pelorurus fraudator Lewis, 1912
Placodes brauni Lewis, 1904
Placodes caffer Erichson, 1834Beetle
Platylister (Ricinodendrus) foliaceus Paykull, 1811
Platylomalus acisternus Desbordes, 1914
Platylomalus exiguus Fahraeus, 1851
Platysomatinus diversicollis Schmidt, 1889
Probolosternus dudleyi Gomy, 1999
Saprinus (Saprinus) cupreus Erichson, 1834
Saprinus (Saprinus) flavipennis Péringuey, 1885
Saprinus (Saprinus) rhytipterus Marseul, 1862
Saprinus (Saprinus) splendens Paykull, 1811
Saprinus (Saprinus) strigil Marseul, 1855
Teretrius (Teretrius) corticalis Wollaston, 1867
Teretrius (Teretrius) mozambicus Marseul, 1856
Tribalus (Eutribalus) agrestis Marseul, 1855
Tribalus (Eutribalus) eggersi Bickhardt, 1921
Tribalus (Tribalus) amnicola Lewis, 1900
Tribalus (Tribalus) andrei Vienna, 1994
Tribalus (Tribalus) cavernicola Lewis, 1908
Tribalus (Tribalus) crypticus Vienna, 1993
Tribalus (Tribalus) decellei Vienna, 1994
Tribalus (Tribalus) floridus Vienna, 1993
Tribalus (Tribalus) gioiellae Vienna, 1993
Tribalus (Tribalus) subfasciatus Vienna, 1993
Tribalus subfasciatus opacinotus Vienna, 1993
Xestipyge simplex Vienna, 1993
Zabromorphus longicollis Marseul, 1854

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
24
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOnthophilinae
W.S.Macleay, 1819
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTribalinae
Bickhardt, 1914
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Histeridae at artfakta.se
Histeridae at dyntaxa.se
Histeridae at gbif.org
Histeridae at irmng.org
Histeridae at itis.gov