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Genus Paromalus

Histerid - Paromalus teres Histerid - Paromalus seeversi Clown beetle - Paromalus bistriatus Histeridae & hitchhikers - Paromalus Paromalus mancus Paromalus (s.str.) seminulum Erichson - Paromalus seminulum Hister beetle Platylomalus? - Paromalus debilis beetle - Paromalus
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 Dendrophilinae
Tribe Paromalini
Genus Paromalus
Explanation of Names
Paromalus Erichson 1834
Numbers
2 subgenera, with 8 spp. in our area(1) and >60 worldwide
Range
widespread
Habitat
mostly under bark(1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.