Histeridae
Also known as: Aaskewers, Clown Beetle, Clown Beetles, Clown beetle, Escarbots, Harlekynkewers, Hister, Hister Beetles
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Histeridae |
| Published in | Gyllenhal, L. (1808) Insecta Suecica, Classis I. Coleoptera sive Eleuterata. Vol. 1, Part 1. Leverentz, Scaris [Skara]. xii + 572 pp. |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 434 |
| Species records held | 4916 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 5669 |
| GBIF key | 4733 |
Genera in Histeridae
- Hister — 224 species: Hister abbreviatus, Hister abhorrens, Hister abramovi, Hister aemulus, Hister aequatorius, Hister akatanga, Hister alegre, Hister alienigena
- Saprinus — 212 species: Saprinus aberlenci, Saprinus acilinea, Saprinus acuminatus, Saprinus addendus, Saprinus aegialius, Saprinus aegyptiacus, Saprinus aeneolus, Saprinus aeneus
- Operclipygus — 179 species: Operclipygus abbreviatus, Operclipygus andinus, Operclipygus angulifer, Operclipygus angustisternus, Operclipygus arnaudi, Operclipygus arquus, Operclipygus ashei, Operclipygus assimilis
- Phelister — 139 species: Phelister acoposternus, Phelister aduncus, Phelister affinis, Phelister almeidae, Phelister alticola, Phelister amazoniae, Phelister amplistrius, Phelister annulatus
- Hypocaccus — 136 species: Hypocaccus acorni, Hypocaccus acridens, Hypocaccus aeneipunctatus, Hypocaccus aequabilis, Hypocaccus ainu, Hypocaccus amabilis, Hypocaccus angulosus, Hypocaccus araneicola
- Acritus — 123 species: Acritus abundans, Acritus acaroides, Acritus acinus, Acritus alienus, Acritus alluaudi, Acritus alticola, Acritus alutaceus, Acritus analis
- Platylister — 122 species: Platylister abruptus, Platylister alexandri, Platylister algiricus, Platylister andamanensis, Platylister angolensis, Platylister apicipunctus, Platylister arcuatus, Platylister atratus
- Baconia — 115 species: Baconia adebratti, Baconia aenea, Baconia aeneomicans, Baconia angulifrons, Baconia angusta, Baconia animata, Baconia anthracina, Baconia applanatis
- Margarinotus — 112 species: Margarinotus agnatus, Margarinotus aoudicus, Margarinotus arboricavus, Margarinotus arrosor, Margarinotus atamuradovi, Margarinotus babai, Margarinotus bickhardti, Margarinotus bicolor
- Hololepta — 108 species: Hololepta acutipecta, Hololepta aequalis, Hololepta africanae, Hololepta alligans, Hololepta amurensis, Hololepta andicola, Hololepta aradiformis, Hololepta atrovirens
- Trypeticus — 103 species: Trypeticus adebratti, Trypeticus albertisii, Trypeticus alticola, Trypeticus andaiensis, Trypeticus angustifrons, Trypeticus arriagadai, Trypeticus aukei, Trypeticus beesoni
- Aeletes — 89 species: Aeletes aciculatus, Aeletes aldridgei, Aeletes angustisternus, Aeletes angustus, Aeletes assimilis, Aeletes atomarius, Aeletes basalis, Aeletes blackburni
- Euspilotus — 88 species: Euspilotus aequipunctatus, Euspilotus alcyonis, Euspilotus alvarengai, Euspilotus amazonius, Euspilotus arcipygus, Euspilotus argentinus, Euspilotus arrogans, Euspilotus assimilis
- Paratropus — 86 species: Paratropus achanti, Paratropus altilis, Paratropus angulifrons, Paratropus anthracinus, Paratropus arriagadai, Paratropus assmuthi, Paratropus bakxi, Paratropus baloghi
- Tribalus — 86 species: Tribalus acceptus, Tribalus agrestis, Tribalus algericus, Tribalus amnicola, Tribalus anatolicus, Tribalus andrei, Tribalus andreinii, Tribalus ascaphus
- Atholus — 81 species: Atholus aequistrius, Atholus americanus, Atholus amplificipes, Atholus arcatus, Atholus arrowi, Atholus astragali, Atholus atricolor, Atholus baberii
- Bacanius — 77 species: Bacanius acicularis, Bacanius acuminatus, Bacanius africanus, Bacanius albiusi, Bacanius ambiguus, Bacanius andrei, Bacanius angolensis, Bacanius auctus
- Chlamydopsis — 74 species: Chlamydopsis acutricha, Chlamydopsis agilis, Chlamydopsis antennata, Chlamydopsis australis, Chlamydopsis baloghi, Chlamydopsis bataviae, Chlamydopsis bifovaecollis, Chlamydopsis burnetta
- Platysoma — 71 species: Platysoma abyssinicum, Platysoma aequum, Platysoma afghanum, Platysoma anceps, Platysoma angustatum, Platysoma asiaticum, Platysoma attenuatum, Platysoma aurelianum
- Omalodes — 67 species: Omalodes amazonius, Omalodes angelo, Omalodes angulatus, Omalodes anthracinus, Omalodes areolatus, Omalodes atacamanus, Omalodes bifoveolatus, Omalodes binodulus
- Chaetabraeus — 65 species: Chaetabraeus aberlenci, Chaetabraeus alexandrei, Chaetabraeus alluaudi, Chaetabraeus andrewesi, Chaetabraeus antoinetteae, Chaetabraeus bacanioformis, Chaetabraeus bacchusi, Chaetabraeus bonzicus
- Pachycraerus — 64 species: Pachycraerus alluaudi, Pachycraerus amethystinus, Pachycraerus assinius, Pachycraerus atratus, Pachycraerus baconi, Pachycraerus bellulus, Pachycraerus bicoloratus, Pachycraerus bocandei
- Paromalus — 64 species: Paromalus acutangulus, Paromalus addendus, Paromalus babaulti, Paromalus bicinctus, Paromalus bilineatus, Paromalus bistriatus, Paromalus causticus, Paromalus complexus
- Dahlgrenius — 62 species: Dahlgrenius aemulator, Dahlgrenius alternus, Dahlgrenius arabicus, Dahlgrenius asper, Dahlgrenius aurosus, Dahlgrenius balancai, Dahlgrenius beatulus, Dahlgrenius boudista
- Carcinops — 61 species:
- Platylomalus — 59 species:
- Trypanaeus — 48 species:
- Neoteretrius — 44 species:
- Epierus — 43 species:
- Eurylister — 43 species:
- Plagiogramma — 43 species:
- Onthophilus — 42 species:
- Diplostix — 40 species:
- Eblisia — 39 species:
- Chalcionellus — 36 species:
- Epitoxus — 34 species:
- Parepierus — 32 species:
- Hypobletus — 31 species:
- Epiechinus — 30 species:
- Eulomalus — 30 species:
- Scapicoelis — 30 species:
- Teretrius — 30 species:
- Plegaderus — 29 species:
- Eucurtiopsis — 28 species:
- Geomysaprinus — 28 species:
- Gnathoncus — 28 species:
- Sternocoelis — 28 species:
- Haeterius — 27 species:
- Pheidoliphila — 26 species:
- Pholioxenus — 26 species:
- Cyclobacanius — 24 species:
- Halacritus — 24 species:
- Niponius — 24 species:
- Apobletes — 23 species:
- Xylonaeus — 22 species:
- Hypocacculus — 21 species:
- Degallierister — 19 species:
- Anapleus — 18 species:
- Chlamydonia — 18 species:
- Eretmotus — 18 species:
- Orectoscelis — 18 species:
- Eutidium — 17 species:
- Terapus — 17 species:
- Liopygus — 16 species:
- Plaesius — 16 species:
- Pachylister — 15 species:
- Pactolinus — 14 species:
- Philothis — 14 species:
- Coelocraera — 13 species:
- Pachylomalus — 13 species:
- Pelorurus — 13 species:
- Epitoxasia — 12 species:
- Euclasea — 12 species:
- Reninus — 12 species:
- Asterix — 11 species:
- Homalopygus — 11 species:
- Paravolvulus — 11 species:
- Xestipyge — 11 species:
- Abraeomorphus — 10 species:
- Acritodes — 10 species:
- Anaglymma — 10 species:
- Catacraerus — 10 species:
- Contipides — 10 species:
- Crenulister — 10 species:
- Dendrophilus — 10 species:
- Eremosaprinus — 10 species:
- Eudiplister — 10 species:
- Monoplius — 10 species:
- Pygocoelis — 10 species:
- Troglosternus — 10 species:
- Abraeus — 9 species:
- Ceratohister — 9 species:
- Mesynodites — 9 species:
- Mullerister — 9 species:
- Spilodiscus — 9 species:
- Teretriosoma — 9 species:
- Trichoreninus — 9 species:
- Zabromorphus — 9 species:
- Asiaster — 8 species:
- Atribalus — 8 species:
- Coptotrophis — 8 species:
- Cryptomalus — 8 species:
- Cylistosoma — 8 species:
- Exorhabdus — 8 species:
- Merohister — 8 species:
- Notolister — 8 species:
- Placodes — 8 species:
- Pseudister — 8 species:
- Psiloscelis — 8 species:
- Stictostix — 8 species:
- Kanaarister — 7 species:
- Nasaltus — 7 species:
- Nicotikis — 7 species:
- Phloeolister — 7 species:
- Probolosternus — 7 species:
- Terametopon — 7 species:
- Tomogenius — 7 species:
- Daitrosister — 6 species:
- Exosternus — 6 species:
- Geminorhabdus — 6 species:
Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.