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Genus Euspilotus

Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) placidus (Erichson 1834) - Euspilotus placidus

Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) sp. 1 (E. auctus?) - Euspilotus auctus

Coleoptera > Histeridae > Saprininae > genus 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.

Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 13 November, 2007 - 7:05pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 8 September, 2023 - 6:07pm

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