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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
578
1006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
516
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
6
103
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
11
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
11
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
11 Genera with 15 Species
Acritus LeConte, 1888Hister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Aeletes Horn, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Epierus Erichson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1789Clown Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Omalodes Erichson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plaesius Erichson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
15 Species
Acritus (Acritus) analis J. L. LeConte, 1853
Acritus (Acritus) ignobilis Lewis, 1888
Atholus confinis Erichson, 1834Hister beetle
Carcinops (Carcinops) troglodytes Paykull, 1811
Carcinops dominicanus Marseul, 1855
Epierus antillarum Marseul, 1854
Hister coenosus Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Hister punctifer Paykull, 1811Musk rose
Hister servus Erichson, 1834
Hololepta (Leionota) interrupta Marseul, 1853
Hololepta (Leionota) quadridentata Olivier, 1789Clown beetle
Hypocaccus (Baeckmanniolus) consputus Marseul, 1855
Omalodes (Omalodes) ruficlavis Marseul, 1853
Plaesius (Plaesius) javanus Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Saprinus viator Marseul, 1855

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTribalinae
Bickhardt, 1914
1
1
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