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Genus Euspilotus

Hister Beetle 2 - Euspilotus Euspilotus cribrum Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) azurescens (Marseul 1855) - Euspilotus azurescens Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) sp. 2, prob. E. conformis (J.E. LeConte 1845) - Euspilotus conformis Hister Beetle, ventral - Euspilotus Hister Beetle, anterior - Euspilotus Hister Beetle - Euspilotus Euspilotus
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 Saprininae
Tribe Euspilotini
Genus Euspilotus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
most members used to be treated in Saprinus
Explanation of Names
Euspilotus Lewis 1907
Numbers
28 spp. in 2 subgenera in our area(1), ~90 total
Range
New World, incl. most of the US and adjacent Canada(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.