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coenosus group (Hister coenosus group)
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Hister abbreviatus
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Hister abbreviatus
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily
Hydrophiloidea
Family
Histeridae (Clown Beetles)
Subfamily
Histerinae
Tribe
Histerini
Genus
Hister
No Taxon
(coenosus group)
Species
abbreviatus
(Hister abbreviatus)
Explanation of Names
Hister abbreviatus
Fabricius 1775
Size
4.1-6.0 mm
(
1
)
; 3.5-4.3 mm
(
2
)
Identification
Both subhumeral striae present on elytron
(
1
)
Range
transcontinental (BC-NB to CA-FL-Mexico) -
Map
(
1
)
(
3
)
(
4
)
(
5
)
Habitat
mostly cow/horse dung, but also carrion, decaying mushrooms, compost
(
2
)
(
1
)
Internet References
Coleoptera of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- (Tishechkin 2007
(
6
)
Works Cited
1.
The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 24. Coleoptera Histeridae
Bousquet Y., Laplante S. 2006. NRC Research press, Ottawa. 485 pp.
2.
The taxonomy and phylogenetics of the coenosus group of Hister Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Histeridae)
Caterino M.S. 1999. University of California Publications in Entomology 119. 104 pp.
3.
An Illustrated Inventory of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas
Edward G. Riley. 2013. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.
4.
A Distributional Checklist of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida
5.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
6.
Coleoptera species pages developed for the GSMNP project
Contributed by
Jim McClarin
on 6 April, 2007 - 6:02pm
Additional contributions by
Bbarnd
,
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 8 January, 2024 - 3:46pm