Species Hololepta yucateca

Classification

Hister Beetle, Hololepta yucateca, in rotting Saguaro Cactus - Hololepta yucateca

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Hydrophiloidea (Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles)

Family Histeridae (Clown Beetles)

Subfamily Histerinae

Tribe Hololeptini

Genus Hololepta (Clown Beetles)

Species yucateca (Hololepta yucateca)

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 7 October, 2007 - 3:43pm

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