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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Clown Beetles (Histeridae) » Histerinae » Histerini » Spilodiscus » Spilodiscus gloveri

Species Spilodiscus gloveri

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Spilodiscus gloveri (Horn 1870) - Spilodiscus gloveri Spilodiscus gloveri (Horn 1870) - Spilodiscus gloveri
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 Histerinae
Tribe Histerini
Genus Spilodiscus
Species gloveri (Spilodiscus gloveri)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Spilodiscus gloveri (Horn)
Orig. Comb: Hister gloveri Horn 1870
Explanation of Names
Patronym for Townend Glover (1813-1883) an American entomologist who was the first such to hold a Federal office. He has been described as one of the "finest illustrators" of insects in the United States.
Size
5.7 mm(1)
Range
TX-LA-IL-CO - Map (1)(2)(3)
Print References
Horn, G.H. 1870. Description of the species of Aphodius and Dialytes of the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 3: 110-134.
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard
Works Cited
1.A phylogenetic revision of Spilodiscus Lewis (Coleoptera: Histeridae)
Caterino M.S. 1998. J. Nat. Hist. 32: 1129-1168.
2.An Illustrated Inventory of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas
Edward G. Riley. 2013. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by v belov on 18 February, 2012 - 4:54am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 1 June, 2022 - 12:32am

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