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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Niger (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
1150
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
920
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
27
350
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
25
287
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
4
45
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
10
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niger
10 Genera with 11 Species
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Contipides Newton, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Dahlgrenius Penati and V..., 20002SpeciesTaxom
Eugrammicus Lewis, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Paratropus Gerstaecker, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Pholioxenus Reichardt, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Xenonychus Wollaston, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
11 Species
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) durandi Thérond, 1967
Contipides digitatus Marseul, 1854
Dahlgrenius coletteae Gomy & Vienna, 1997
Dahlgrenius mirificus Secq & Vienna, 2000
Eugrammicus proximus Lewis, 1906
Hister gehini Marseul, 1854
Hypocaccus ferreri Yélamos, 1992
Paratropus opacipygus Vienna, 1985
Pholioxenus rutilus Erichson, 1834
Saprinus (Saprinus) apteli Chobaut, 1922
Xenonychus tridens Jacquelin-Duval, 1852

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Niger
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
5
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