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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
166
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
28
101
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
28
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
28 Genera with 101 Species
#ACDEHPST
Abraeus Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Acritodes Cooman, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Acritus LeConte, 1994Hister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Chalcionellus Reichardt, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Coelocraera Marseul, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Dahlgrenius Penati and V..., 199312SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Eudiplister Reitter, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Halacritus Schmidt, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1811
Clown Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Hypocacculus Bickhardt, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Pachycraerus Marseul, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pachylister Lewis, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pachylopus Erichson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pactolinus Motschulsky, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratropus Gerstaecker, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Pholioxenus Reichardt, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Placodes Erichson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Probolosternus Lewis, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 199417SpeciesTaxom
Sculptura Thérond, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Terametopon Vienna, 19997SpeciesTaxom
Teretrius Bickhardt, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tribalus Erichson, 199310SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
101 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acritodes tarsalis G. Müller, 1944
Acritus (Acritus) alutaceus Thérond, 1961
Acritus (Acritus) lamberti Gomy, 1994
Atholus (Euatholus) kuijteni Kanaar, 1983
Atholus conformis Erichson, 1834
Atholus ruptistrius (Lewis, 1913)⇒ Atholus conformis Erichson, 1834
Atholus striatithorax Desbordes, 1930
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) echinaceus Schmidt, 1895
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) lucidus Peyerimhoff, 1917
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) setosellus Bickhardt, 1921
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) setulosus Fahraeus, 1851
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) curtulus Fahraeus, 1851
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) cyclonotus Marseul, 1856
Chalcionellus amoenulus Fahraeus, 1851
Chalcionellus io Mazur, 1993
Coelocraera endroedyi Dégallier, 1983
Dahlgrenius bushmanicus Thérond, 1965
Dahlgrenius caeruleoviridis Vienna & Yél..., 1995
Dahlgrenius cupromicans Vienna, 1993
Dahlgrenius diasae Vienna & Yél..., 1997
Dahlgrenius fraudulentus Vienna, 1993
Dahlgrenius fulgens Vienna, 1993
Dahlgrenius gigas Vienna, 1993
Dahlgrenius marthae Vienna & Yél..., 1997
Dahlgrenius pepitae Vienna & Yél..., 1997
Dahlgrenius plurizonatus Vienna & Yél..., 1997
Dahlgrenius pulcher Vienna, 1988
Dahlgrenius venustus Vienna, 1993
Epitoxus latus Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus namibiensis Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus walteri Yélamos, 1996
Eudiplister honestus Lewis, 1908
Halacritus instabilis Marseul, 1869
Hister bremeri Mazur, 1979
Hister coprophilus Reiche, 1850
Hister furciger Marseul, 1869
Hister humpatanus Marseul, 1886
Hister lentulus Erichson, 1834
Hister pteromalus Marseul, 1861
Hister tropicus Paykull, 1811Musk rose
Hister vilis Fahraeus, 1851
Hypocacculus (Colpellus) australis Vienna, 1993
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) harmonicus Marseul, 1869
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) simillimus Vienna, 1993
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) simulans Vienna, 1993
Hypocacculus (Toxometopon) pseudorubricatus Vienna, 1993
Hypocacculus (Toxometopon) rubricatus Lewis, 1899
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) brasiliensis Paykull, 1811
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) glaucus Bickhardt, 1914
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) roeri Vienna, 1979
Hypocaccus cupreolus Vienna, 1993
Hypocaccus marginatus Vienna & Yél..., 1996
Hypocaccus simplicisternus Vienna, 1985
Pachycraerus bicoloratus Thérond, 1963
Pachylister caffer Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Pachylopus dispar Erichson, 1834
Paratropus namibiensis Thérond & Vi..., 1987
Paratropus namibiensis namibiensis Thérond and ..., 1987
Paratropus opacipygus Vienna, 1985
Pholioxenus diasi Vienna, 1992
Pholioxenus endroedyi Vienna, 1988
Pholioxenus eremicola Thérond, 1965
Pholioxenus namibiensis Vienna, 1993
Pholioxenus uhligi Mazur, 2006
Placodes caffer Erichson, 1834Beetle
Probolosternus africanus Lewis, 1900
Saprinus (Saprinus) basalis Fairmaire, 1898
Saprinus (Saprinus) chalcites Illiger, 1807
Saprinus (Saprinus) cruciatus Fabricius, 1792
Saprinus (Saprinus) crypticus Dahlgren, 1967
Saprinus (Saprinus) cupreus Erichson, 1834
Saprinus (Saprinus) dahlgreni Vienna, 1996
Saprinus (Saprinus) exiguus Vienna, 1993
Saprinus (Saprinus) flavipennis Péringuey, 1885
Saprinus (Saprinus) intricatus Erichson, 1843
Saprinus (Saprinus) namibiensis Thérond & Vi..., 1983
Saprinus (Saprinus) pseudobicolor Marseul, 1855
Saprinus (Saprinus) pulcher Bickhardt, 1911
Saprinus (Saprinus) purpuricollis Schmidt, 1890
Saprinus (Saprinus) splendens Paykull, 1811
Saprinus (Saprinus) strigil Marseul, 1855
Saprinus hansmuhlei Gomy & Vienna, 2012
Saprinus mirabilis Vienna, 1994
Sculptura therondi Vienna, 1985
Terametopon (Psammoprinus) deserticola Gomy & Vienna, 1997
Terametopon (Psammoprinus) namibiensis Mazur, 1993
Terametopon (Terametopon) endroedyi Vienna, 1987
Terametopon (Terametopon) foveatus Lackner, 2009
Terametopon (Terametopon) levissimestriatus Vienna, 1987
Terametopon (Terametopon) prominentinotus Gomy & Vienna, 1999
Terametopon truncatus Gomy & Vienna, 1999
Teretrius (Teretrius) mozambicus Marseul, 1856
Tribalus (Tribalus) amnicola Lewis, 1900
Tribalus (Tribalus) endroedyi Vienna, 1993
Tribalus (Tribalus) espanyoli Yélamos & Vi..., 1995
Tribalus (Tribalus) foveolatus Vienna, 1993
Tribalus (Tribalus) longipes Vienna, 1993
Tribalus (Tribalus) namibiensis Yélamos & Vi..., 1995
Tribalus (Tribalus) oblongus Vienna, 1993
Tribalus (Tribalus) politus Vienna, 1993
Tribalus (Tribalus) uhligi Yélamos & Vi..., 1995
Tribalus rattii Vienna, 1993

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
12
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
8
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTribalinae
Bickhardt, 1914
1
10
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