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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region United Kingdom (British Isles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
886
13129
45760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
883
13119
45745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
797
12813
45051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
480
10417
39450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
127
3264
10635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
112
2886
8982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
572
2746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
2
54
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
53
175
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for United Kingdom
53 Genera with 175 Species
#ABCDEGHKMOPRSTX
Abraeus Leach, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Acritus LeConte, 1857Hister Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Aeletes Horn, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 18567SpeciesTaxom
Australopachylopus1SpeciesTaxom
Bacanius LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Baeckmanniolus Reichardt, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Baekmanniolus1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Chalcionellus Reichardt, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Chlamydopsis Westwood, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Cyclobacanius G. Müller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dendrophilus Leach, 17986SpeciesTaxom
Diplostix Bickhardt, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ectatommiphila Lea, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Epierus Erichson, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Eudiplister Reitter, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Eurosomides Newton, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Eurylister Bickhardt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Euspilotus Lewis, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Geomysaprinus Ross, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoncus Jacquelin-Duval, 17926SpeciesTaxom
Grammostethus Lewis, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Haeterius Dejean, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Halacritus Schmidt, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerius Erichson, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 175820SpeciesTaxom
Hololepta Paykull, 1776Clown Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Hypocaccus Thomson, 179211SpeciesTaxom
Kissister Marseul, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Margarinotus Marseul, 179221SpeciesTaxom
Monoplius Lacordaire, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Myrmetes Marseul, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Onthophilus Leach, 17716SpeciesTaxom
Pachylister Lewis, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Pactolinus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Paralister Bickhardt, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Paromalus Erichson, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Phelister Marseul, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pholioxenus Reichardt, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Platylomalus Cooman, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Plegaderus Erichson, 17979SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepierus Casey, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Rhypochares Marseul, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 194422SpeciesTaxom
Satrapes Schmidt, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerosoma Klotzsch, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Spilodiscus Lewis, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Teretrius Bickhardt, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Xerosaprinus Wenzel, 18514SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Kingdom
175 Species and 16 Subspecies
Abraeus (Abraeus) perpusillus Marsham, 1802
Abraeus (Postabraeus) granulum Erichson, 1839
Acritus (Acritus) exiguus Erichson, 1834
Acritus (Acritus) hopffgarteni Reitter, 1878Saffron-flowered lupine
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
Aeletes (Aeletes) lissosternus Wenzel, 1944
Aeletes (Aeletes) politus J. L. LeConte, 1853
Atholus (Atholus) bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Clown beetle
Atholus (Euatholus) americanus Paykull, 1811
Atholus (Euatholus) sedecimstriatus Say, 1825
Atholus corvinus Germar, 1817
Atholus duodecimstriatus Schrank, 1781
Atholus duodecimstriatus quatuordecimstriatus Gyllenhal, 1808
Atholus praetermissus Peyron, 1856
Australopachylopus lepidulus Broun, 1881
Bacanius (Bacanius) punctiformis J. L. LeConte, 1853
Baeckmanniolus dimidiatus Illiger, 1807
Baekmanniolus maritimus Stephens, 0
Carcinops (Carcinops) pumilio Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) globulus Creutzer, 1799
Chalcionellus (Chalcionellus) decemstriatus P. Rossi, 1792
Chalcionellus amoenus Erichson, 1834
Chlamydopsis agilis Lea, 1914
Chlamydopsis ectatommae Lea, 1912
Chlamydopsis longipes Lea, 1910
Chlamydopsis serricollis Lea, 1914
Chlamydopsis tuberculata Lea, 1912
Cyclobacanius soliman Marseul, 1862
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) punctatus (Herbst, 1791)⇒ Dendrophilus corticalis Paykull, 1798
Dendrophilus punctatus championi Lewis, 1886
Dendrophilus punctatus punctatus Herbst, 1792
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Dendrophilus (Dendrophilus) xavieri Marseul, 1873Hister beetle
Dendrophilus corticalis Paykull, 1798
Diplostix (Diplostix) mayeti Marseul, 1870
Ectatommiphila opaca Lea, 1912
Epierus comptus Erichson, 1834
Epierus pulicarius Erichson, 1834
Epitoxus corycaeus Lewis, 1900
Eudiplister planulus Ménétriés, 1848
Eurosomides minor P.Rossi, 1792
Eurylister carolinus Paykull, 1811
Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) conformis J. E. LeConte, 1845
Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) cribrum Casey, 1893
Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) wacoensis Horn, 1873
Geomysaprinus (Geomysaprinus) goffi Ross, 1940
Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) floridae Horn, 1873
Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) formicus Hinton, 1935
Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) obsidianus Casey, 1893
Gnathoncus buyssoni Auzat, 1917
Gnathoncus communis Marseul, 1862
Gnathoncus disjunctus Solskiy, 1876
Gnathoncus disjunctus suturifer Reitter, 1896
Gnathoncus nannetensis Marseul, 1862
Gnathoncus rotundatus Kugelann, 1792
Grammostethus marginatus Erichson, 1834
Haeterius brunneipennis Randall, 1838
Haeterius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Haeterius tristriatus Horn, 1874
Halacritus (Halacritus) punctum Aubé, 1842
Hetaerius ferrugineus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Haeterius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Hister bipunctatus Paykull, 1811Musk rose
Hister bissexstriatus Fabricius, 1801
Hister coprophilus Reiche, 1850
Hister cruentus Erichson, 1834
Hister depurator Say, 1825
Hister funestus Erichson, 1834
Hister furtivus J. E. LeConte, 1860
Hister helluo Truqui, 1852
Hister illigeri Duftschmid, 1805Striped willow leaf beetle
Hister illigeri illigeri Duftschmid, 1805
Hister incertus Marseul, 1854
Hister lugubris Truqui, 1852
Hister pteromalus Marseul, 1861
Hister quadrimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hister quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister quadrinotatus quadrinotatus Scriba, 1790
Hister sepulchralis Erichson, 1834
Hister teter Truqui, 1852
Hister unicolor Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hister unicolor unicolor Linnaeus, 1758
Hololepta (Hololepta) aequalis Say, 1825
Hololepta (Hololepta) paropsis Lewis, 1898
Hololepta (Hololepta) plana Sulzer, 1776
Hypocaccus (Baeckmanniolus) dimidiatus Illiger, 1807
Hypocaccus dimidiatus dimidiatus Illiger, 1807
Hypocaccus dimidiatus maritimus Stephens, 1830
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) crassipes Erichson, 1834
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) metallicus Herbst, 1791
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugiceps Duftschmid, 1805
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) rugifrons Paykull, 1798
Hypocaccus (Hypocaccus) speculum Schmidt, 1884
Hypocaccus speculum speculum Schmidt, 1884
Hypocaccus grossipes Marseul, 1855
Hypocaccus rufipes Kugelann, 1792
Kissister minimus Laporte, 1840
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) faedatus J. E. LeConte, 1845
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) egregius Casey, 1916
Margarinotus (Ptomister) fractifrons Casey, 1893
Margarinotus (Ptomister) immunis Erichson, 1834
Margarinotus (Ptomister) merdarius Hoffmann, 1803
Margarinotus (Ptomister) striola C.R. Sahlberg, 1819
Margarinotus striola succicola Thomson, 1862
Margarinotus (Ptomister) terricola Germar, 1824
Margarinotus (Stenister) obscurus Kugelann, 1792
Monoplius aemulator Péringuey, 1901
Myrmetes paykulli Kanaar, 1979
Myrmetes piceus (Paykull, 1809)⇒ Myrmetes paykulli Kanaar, 1979
Onthophilus affinis Redtenbacher, 1849
Onthophilus kirni Ross, 1944Apalachicola wild indigo
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
Pactolinus major Linnaeus, 1767
Paralister obscurus Kugelann, 1792
Paromalus (Isolomalus) luderti Marseul, 1862
Paromalus (Paromalus) flavicornis Herbst, 1791
Paromalus (Paromalus) parallelepipedus Herbst, 1791
Phelister subrotundus Say, 1825
Phelister vernus Say, 1825
Pholioxenus schatzmayri J. Müller, 1910
Platylomalus complanatus Panzer, 1797
Platysoma (Cylister) angustatum (Hoffmann, 1803)⇒ Platysoma lineare Erichson, 1834
Platysoma (Cylister) coarctatum J. E. LeConte, 1844
Platysoma (Cylister) elongatum Thunberg, 1787
Platysoma elongatum elongatum Thunberg, 1787
Platysoma (Cylister) lineare Erichson, 1834
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) sanatus Truqui, 1852
Plegaderus sanatus gobanzi J.Müller, 1902
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) saucius Erichson, 1834
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) sayi Marseul, 1856
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) transversus Say, 1825
Plegaderus (Plegaderus) vulneratus Panzer, 1797
Pseudepierus italicus Paykull, 1811
Rhypochares saprinoides Erichson, 1834
Saprinus (Phaonius) pharao Marseul, 1855
Saprinus (Saprinus) aeneus Fabricius, 1775
Saprinus (Saprinus) algericus Paykull, 1811
Saprinus (Saprinus) cribellatus Marseul, 1855
Saprinus (Saprinus) cyaneus Fabricius, 1775Round green hister
Saprinus (Saprinus) furvus Erichson, 1834
Saprinus (Saprinus) immundus Gyllenhal, 1827
Saprinus (Saprinus) laetus (Erichson, 1834)⇒ Saprinus cyaneus Fabricius, 1775
Saprinus (Saprinus) lautus Erichson, 1839
Saprinus (Saprinus) lugens Erichson, 1834Clown beetle
Saprinus (Saprinus) maculatus P. Rossi, 1792
Saprinus (Saprinus) oregonensis J. E. LeConte, 1844
Saprinus (Saprinus) pensylvanicus Paykull, 1811
Saprinus (Saprinus) planiusculus Motschulsky, 1849
Saprinus (Saprinus) politus Brahm, 1790
Saprinus (Saprinus) semistriatus Scriba, 1790
Saprinus (Saprinus) splendens Paykull, 1811
Saprinus (Saprinus) subnitescens Bickhardt, 1909
Saprinus (Saprinus) virescens Paykull, 1798
Saprinus cuspidatus (Ihssen, 1949)⇒ Saprinus planiusculus Motschulsky, 1849
Saprinus ludovicianus Casey, 1924
Saprinus robustus Krása, 1944
Satrapes sartorii Redtenbacher, 1858
Sphaerosoma echinulatum
Sphaerosoma pilosum Panzer, 1793
Sphaerosoma quercus Samouelle, 1819
Spilodiscus gloveri Horn, 1870
Teretrius (Neotepetrius) obliquulus J. L. LeConte, 1857Linden looper
Teretrius (Teretrius) fabricii Mazur, 1972
Teretrius (Teretrius) rufulus Marseul, 1856
Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) acilinea Marseul, 1862
Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) lubricus J. L. LeConte, 1851Drepanids
Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) orbiculatus Marseul, 1855
Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) vitiosus J. L. LeConte, 1851Drepanids

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in United Kingdom
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
7
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChlamydopsinae
Bickhardt, 1912
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaeteriinae
Marseul, 1857
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHetaeriinae
Marseul, 1857
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
14
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOnthophilinae
W.S.Macleay, 1819
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
10
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTribalinae
Bickhardt, 1914
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Histeridae at itis.gov