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Species Hister abbreviatus

fungus Clown Beetle - Hister abbreviatus abbreviatus? - Hister abbreviatus Hister abbreviatus Fabricius 1775 - Hister abbreviatus Hister abbreviatus Histerid - Hister abbreviatus Small-headed, very rotund beetle - Hister abbreviatus Hister abbreviatus Histeridae - Hister abbreviatus
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)
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