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Genus Idolia

Idolia
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 Tribalinae
Genus Idolia
Explanation of Names
Idolia Lewis 1885
Numbers
a single sp. in Texas(1), 5 spp. total
Range
s. TX to S. Amer. / W. Indies - Map (2)
Print References
Lewis G. (1885) New species of Histeridae, with synonymical notes. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser 5, 16(93): 203-15.
Mazur S. (1997) A world catalogue of Histeridae. Genus (Supplement): 1-373.
Works Cited
1.The Beetles of the United States: A Manual for Identification.
Ross H. Arnett, Jr. 1968. The American Entomological Institute, Ann Arbor, MI. xii + 1112 pp.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)