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Checklist for Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 (clown beetle)
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
53
1092
2610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
914
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
178
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Histeroidea
Gyllenhal, 1808
1
28
69
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHisteridae
Gyllenhal, 1808
Clown beetle, Clown beetles, Hister beetles, Steel beetles
28
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
28 Genera with 69 Species
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Acrolister Bickhardt, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Africanister Gomy, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Afrosoma Mazur, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Anaglymma Lewis, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Campylorhabdus Schmidt, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Chaetabraeus Portevin, 20194SpeciesTaxom
Coelocraera Marseul, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Contipides Newton, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Contipus Marseul, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Dahlgrenius Penati and V..., 19726SpeciesTaxom
Diplostix Bickhardt, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dolicholister Bickhardt, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Epiechinus Lewis, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxus Lewis, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Exorhabdus Lewis, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Exosternus Lewis, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Geminorhabdus Mazur, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hister Linnaeus, 18818SpeciesTaxom
Pachycraerus Marseul, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Paratropus Gerstaecker, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Pelorurus Lacordaire, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Platylomalus Cooman, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pygocoelis Lewis, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Quassarus Mazur, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Saprinus Erichson, 18115SpeciesTaxom
Tribalus Erichson, 19935SpeciesTaxom
Zabromorphus Lewis, 19242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
69 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acrolister congoensis Lundgren, 1991
Africanister rhodesicus Thérond, 1964
Afrosoma castanipes Marseul, 1853
Anaglymma consobrina Lewis, 1897
Anaglymma punctipennis Lewis, 1898
Atholus (Euatholus) kuijteni Kanaar, 1983
Campylorhabdus poggei Harold, 1878
Chaetabraeus (Chaetabraeus) setosellus Bickhardt, 1921
Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) curtulus Fahraeus, 1851
Chaetabraeus masai Gomy, 2017
Chaetabraeus secqi Gomy, 2019
Coelocraera burgeoni Paulian, 1951
Coelocraera kistneri Dégallier, 1983
Coelocraera mirifica Desbordes, 1922
Coelocraera mirifica australis Dégallier, 1983
Contipides flexuosus J.E.F.Schmidt, 1889
Contipus flexuosus Schmidt, 1889
Dahlgrenius asper Lewis, 1901
Dahlgrenius leleupi Thérond, 1960
Dahlgrenius pretiosus Schmidt, 1890
Dahlgrenius sphacellatus Thérond, 1961
Dahlgrenius szujeckii Mazur, 1972
Dahlgrenius therondi Mazur, 1972
Diplostix (Diplostix) ruwenzorica Burgeon, 1939
Dolicholister brevipennis Lewis, 1897
Epiechinus tuberculisternus Lewis, 1885
Epitoxus breviusculus Fahraeus, 1851
Epitoxus circulifrons Marseul, 1853
Epitoxus latus Yélamos, 1996
Epitoxus zambicus Mazur, 1972
Exorhabdus afer Paykull, 1811
Exorhabdus afrotropicus Lundgren, 1991
Exorhabdus mechowi Schmidt, 1883
Exosternus amphibius Marseul, 1869
Exosternus gerardi Burgeon, 1939
Exosternus terminalis Schmidt, 1889
Geminorhabdus marshalli Lewis, 1897
Hister alienigena Bickhardt, 1912
Hister katangensis Burgeon, 1939
Hister loandae Marseul, 1854
Hister mechowi Schmidt, J., 1883
Hister peregrinus Schmidt, 1889
Hister tropicus Paykull, 1811Musk rose
Hister viduus Fahraeus, 1851
Hister zulu Marseul, 1881
Pachycraerus nigrans Lewis, 1905
Pachycraerus ovalaris Mazur, 1989
Paratropus keukelaari Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus orientis Thérond, 1975
Paratropus salgadoi Kanaar, 1997
Paratropus tishechkini Kanaar, 1997
Pelorurus costipennis Lewis, 1898
Pelorurus fraudator Lewis, 1912
Platylomalus acisternus Desbordes, 1914
Pygocoelis dissimilis Bickhardt, 1921
Pygocoelis rugisternus Bickhardt, 1911
Pygocoelis strigosifrons Lewis, 1905
Pygocoelis tuberculifrons Bickhardt, 1921
Quassarus rubripes Mazur, 2007
Saprinus (Saprinus) basalis Fairmaire, 1898
Saprinus cruciatus flavipennis Péringuey, 1888
Saprinus (Saprinus) flavipennis Péringuey, 1885
Saprinus (Saprinus) rhodesiae Reichardt, 1933
Saprinus (Saprinus) splendens Paykull, 1811
Tribalus (Tribalus) inopinatus Vienna, 1993
Tribalus (Tribalus) kochi Thérond, 1965
Tribalus (Tribalus) rubriculus Schmidt, 1890
Tribalus (Tribalus) subfasciatus Vienna, 1993
Tribalus subfasciatus opacinotus Vienna, 1993
Zabromorphus nitidicollis Bickhardt, 1919
Zabromorphus tinantae Desbordes, 1924

Subnodes of Histeridae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyAbraeinae
MacLeay, 1819
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrophilinae
Reitter, 1909
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHisterinae
Gyllenhal, 1808
18
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilySaprininae
Blanchard, 1845
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTribalinae
Bickhardt, 1914
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrypeticinae
Bickhardt, 1913
1
4
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