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Superfamily Hydrophiloidea - Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles

Beetle - Derallus altus Water Scavenger Beetle - Hydrobius fuscipes Clown Beetle - Spilodiscus Histerid - Paromalus bistriatus Great-horned histerid - Epierus Histerid - Hetaerius Histerid - Aeletes politus seaweed beetle - Cercyon
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)
Numbers
Three families;
Hydrophilidae - Water Scavenger Beetles [chapter 13 (1)]
Sphaeritidae - False Clown Beetles [chapter 14 (1)]
Histeridae - Clown Beetles [chapter 15 (1)]
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
By Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.)
Contributed by Cotinis on 9 January, 2006 - 9:11am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 1 November, 2007 - 7:03pm

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