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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
99
1857
6218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
90
1677
5290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
349
1665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
26
104
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
26
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
26 Genera with 104 Species
#ACDEGHKMOPST
Abraeus Leach, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Acritus LeConte, 1857Hister Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Aeletes Horn, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Chalcionellus Reichardt, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Cylister Cooman, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Dendrophilus Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eurosomides Newton, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoncus Jacquelin-Duval, 17927SpeciesTaxom
Haeterius Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 186221SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1776Clown Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 17926SpeciesTaxom
Kissister Marseul, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Margarinotus Marseul, 179217SpeciesTaxom
Myrmetes Marseul, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Onthophilus Leach, 17715SpeciesTaxom
Pachylister Lewis, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Paromalus Erichson, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Platylomalus Cooman, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Plegaderus Erichson, 17975SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 179815SpeciesTaxom
Teretrius Bickhardt, 19721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
104 Species and 16 Subspecies
Abraeus (Abraeus) perpusillus Marsham, 1802
Abraeus (Postabraeus) granulum Erichson, 1839
Abraeus (Postabraeus) parvulus Aubé, 1842
Acritus (Acritus) komai Lewis, 1879Clown beetle
Acritus (Acritus) minutus (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Acritus nigricornis Hoffmann, 1803
Acritus (Acritus) nigricornis Hoffmann, 1803Hister beetle
Acritus (Pycnacritus) homoeopathicus Wollaston, 1857
Aeletes (Aeletes) atomarius Aubé, 1842
Atholus (Atholus) bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Clown beetle
Atholus corvinus Germar, 1817
Atholus duodecimstriatus duodecimstriatus Schrank, 1781
Atholus duodecimstriatus quatuordecimstriatus Gyllenhal, 1808
Atholus praetermissus Peyron, 1856
Carcinops (Carcinops) pumilio Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) globulus Creutzer, 1799
Chalcionellus decemstriatus decemstriatus Rossi, 1792
Cylister angustatus Hoffmann, 1803
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) punctatus (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Dendrophilus corticalis Paykull, 1798
Dendrophilus punctatus punctatus Herbst, 1792
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Eurosomides minor P.Rossi, 1792
Gnathoncus buyssoni Auzat, 1917
Gnathoncus communis Marseul, 1862
Gnathoncus disjunctus Solskiy, 1876
Gnathoncus disjunctus suturifer Reitter, 1896
Gnathoncus nannetensis Marseul, 1862
Gnathoncus nidorum Stockmann, 1957
Gnathoncus rotundatus Kugelann, 1792
Haeterius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Hister aemulus (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Chalcionellus aemulus Illiger, 1807
Hister antiquus O. Heer, 1862
Hister bissexstriatus Fabricius, 1801
Hister coprolithorum O. Heer, 1862
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 maculigerus O. Heer, 1862
Hister marmoratus O. Heer, 1862
Hister mastodontis O. Heer, 1862
Hister morosus O. Heer, 1862
Hister pteromalus Marseul, 1861
Hister quadrimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hister quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister quadrinotatus quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister teter Truqui, 1852
Hister unicolor Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hister unicolor unicolor Linnaeus, 1758
Hister vetustus O. Heer, 1862
Hololepta (Hololepta) aequalis Say, 1825
Hololepta (Hololepta) plana Sulzer, 1776
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) metallicus Herbst, 1791
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugiceps Duftschmid, 1805
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugifrons Paykull, 1798
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) specularis Marseul, 1855
Hypocaccus grossipes Marseul, 1855
Hypocaccus rufipes Kugelann, 1792
Kissister minimus Laporte, 1840
Margarinotus (Eucalohister) binotatus Erichson, 1834
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) brunneus Fabricius, 1775
Margarinotus (Ptomister) distinctus Erichson, 1834
Margarinotus (Ptomister) merdarius Hoffmann, 1803
Margarinotus striola succicola Thomson, 1862
Margarinotus (Ptomister) terricola Germar, 1824
Margarinotus (Stenister) obscurus Kugelann, 1792
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
Paromalus (Paromalus) flavicornis Herbst, 1791
Paromalus (Paromalus) parallelepipedus Herbst, 1791
Paromalus (Paromalus) seeversi Wenzel, 1936
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 (Cylistus) gracile J. E. LeConte, 1845
Platysoma (Platysoma) compressum Herbst, 1783
Platysoma (Platysoma) leconti Marseul, 1853
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
Saprinus (Saprinus) acuminatus Fabricius, 1798
Saprinus (Saprinus) aegialius Reitter, 1884
Saprinus (Saprinus) aeneus Fabricius, 1775
Saprinus caerulescens caerulescens Hoffmann, 1803
Saprinus (Saprinus) immundus Gyllenhal, 1827
Saprinus (Saprinus) lautus Erichson, 1839
Saprinus (Saprinus) maculatus P. Rossi, 1792
Saprinus (Saprinus) planiusculus Motschulsky, 1849
Saprinus (Saprinus) politus Brahm, 1790
Saprinus politus politus Brahm, 1790
Saprinus (Saprinus) rugifer Paykull, 1809
Saprinus (Saprinus) semistriatus Scriba, 1790
Saprinus (Saprinus) subnitescens Bickhardt, 1909
Saprinus tenuistrius sparsutus Solskij, 1876
Saprinus (Saprinus) virescens Paykull, 1798
Teretrius (Teretrius) fabricii Mazur, 1972

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Switzerland
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaeteriinae
Marseul, 1857
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
7
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
5
28
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