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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
1059
2461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
924
2086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
296
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
34
80
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
34
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
34 Genera with 80 Species
#ACDEGHMOPSTZ
Abraeus Leach, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Acritus LeConte, 1857Hister Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Aeletes Horn, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Catacraerus Bickhardt, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Cyclobacanius G. Müller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dendrophilus Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Diplostix Bickhardt, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Epierus Erichson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eurosomides Newton, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoncus Jacquelin-Duval, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Haeterius Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 175813SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1776Clown Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Margarinotus Marseul, 182413SpeciesTaxom
Merohister Reitter, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Myrmetes Marseul, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Onthophilus Leach, 17715SpeciesTaxom
Pachylister Lewis, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Paratropus Gerstaecker, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Paromalus Erichson, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Phelister Marseul, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Platylister Lewis, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Platylomalus Cooman, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Plegaderus Erichson, 17975SpeciesTaxom
Probolosternus Lewis, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepierus Casey, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 19444SpeciesTaxom
Teretrius Bickhardt, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Zabromorphus Lewis, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
80 Species and 10 Subspecies
Abraeus (Abraeus) perpusillus Marsham, 1802
Abraeus (Abraeus) roubali Olexa, 1958
Abraeus (Postabraeus) granulum Erichson, 1839
Acritus (Acritus) hopffgarteni Reitter, 1878Saffron-flowered lupine
Acritus (Acritus) minutus (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Acritus nigricornis Hoffmann, 1803
Acritus (Pycnacritus) homoeopathicus Wollaston, 1857
Aeletes (Aeletes) atomarius Aubé, 1842
Atholus corvinus Germar, 1817
Atholus duodecimstriatus quatuordecimstriatus Gyllenhal, 1808
Atholus praetermissus Peyron, 1856
Catacraerus tessmanni Bickhardt, 1920
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) globulus Creutzer, 1799
Cyclobacanius soliman Marseul, 1862
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) punctatus (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Dendrophilus corticalis Paykull, 1798
Dendrophilus punctatus punctatus Herbst, 1792
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Diplostix (Diplostix) gomyi Vienna, 2007
Diplostix gomyi gomyi Vienna, 2007
Diplostix (Diplostix) lackneri Vienna, 2007
Epierus comptus Erichson, 1834
Epitoxus circulifrons Marseul, 1853
Eurosomides minor P.Rossi, 1792
Gnathoncus buyssoni Auzat, 1917
Gnathoncus nannetensis Marseul, 1862
Haeterius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Hister bissexstriatus Fabricius, 1801
Hister funestus Erichson, 1834
Hister helluo Truqui, 1852
Hister illigeri Duftschmid, 1805Striped willow leaf beetle
Hister illigeri illigeri Duftschmid, 1805
Hister lugubris Truqui, 1852
Hister moerens Erichson, 1834
Hister quadrimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hister quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister quadrinotatus quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister sepulchralis Erichson, 1834
Hister tropicus Paykull, 1811Musk rose
Hister unicolor unicolor Linnaeus, 1758
Hololepta (Hololepta) plana Sulzer, 1776
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) metallicus Herbst, 1791
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugiceps Duftschmid, 1805
Hypocaccus rufipes Kugelann, 1792
Margarinotus (Eucalohister) bipustulatus Schrank, 1781
Margarinotus (Grammostethus) ruficornis Grimm, 1852
Margarinotus (Paralister) carbonarius (Hoffmann, 1803)⇒ Margarinotus ventralis Marseul, 1854
Margarinotus carbonarius carbonarius Hoffmann, 1803
Margarinotus (Paralister) ignobilis Marseul, 1854
Margarinotus (Paralister) neglectus Germar, 1813
Margarinotus (Paralister) punctiventer Marseul, 1854
Margarinotus (Paralister) purpurascens Herbst, 1791
Margarinotus (Paralister) ventralis Marseul, 1854
Margarinotus (Promethister) marginatus Erichson, 1834
Margarinotus (Ptomister) distinctus Erichson, 1834
Margarinotus (Ptomister) merdarius Hoffmann, 1803
Margarinotus (Ptomister) terricola Germar, 1824
Merohister ariasi Marseul, 1864
Myrmetes paykulli Kanaar, 1979
Onthophilus affinis Redtenbacher, 1849
Onthophilus punctatus O. F. Müller, 1776
Onthophilus punctatus punctatus Müller, 1776
Onthophilus striatus Forster, 1771
Onthophilus striatus striatus Forster, 1771
Pachylister (Pachylister) inaequalis Olivier, 1789
Paratropus connectens Kanaar, 1992
Paratropus ovides Marseul, 1862
Paromalus (Paromalus) flavicornis Herbst, 1791
Paromalus (Paromalus) parallelepipedus Herbst, 1791
Phelister panamensis J. E. LeConte, 1860
Platylister (Popinus) alexandri Marseul, 1864
Platylomalus complanatus Panzer, 1797
Platysoma (Cylister) angustatum (Hoffmann, 1803)⇒ Platysoma lineare Erichson, 1834
Platysoma (Cylister) elongatum Thunberg, 1787
Platysoma elongatum elongatum Thunberg, 1787
Platysoma (Cylister) lineare Erichson, 1834
Platysoma (Platysoma) compressum Herbst, 1783
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) caesus Herbst, 1791
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) discisus Erichson, 1839
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) dissectus Erichson, 1839
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) saucius Erichson, 1834
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) vulneratus Panzer, 1797
Probolosternus brevistrius Lewis, 1907
Pseudepierus italicus Paykull, 1811
Saprinus (Saprinus) maculatus P. Rossi, 1792
Saprinus (Saprinus) politus Brahm, 1790
Saprinus (Saprinus) virescens Paykull, 1798
Saprinus robustus Krása, 1944
Teretrius (Teretrius) fabricii Mazur, 1972
Zabromorphus punctipennis Schmidt, 1892

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaeteriinae
Marseul, 1857
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
14
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOnthophilinae
W.S.Macleay, 1819
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTribalinae
Bickhardt, 1914
2
2
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