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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles (Hydrophiloidea) » Clown Beetles (Histeridae) » Clown Beetles (Hololepta)

Genus Hololepta - Clown Beetles

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Flat Black Beetle - Hololepta beetle - Hololepta Clown Beetle - Hololepta aequalis Clown Beetle - Hololepta aequalis Clown Beetle - Hololepta aequalis Histerid - Hololepta vernicis Histerid - Hololepta vernicis Beetle plus hitchhikers? - Hololepta aequalis
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)
Family Histeridae (Clown Beetles)
Genus Hololepta (Clown Beetles)
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 15 species for North America.
Size
7-10 mm
Identification
Very flattened, oblong. Long mandibles. See photos, references.
Range
Holarctic, apparently. Includes much of North America.
Habitat
Deciduous forests, found beneath bark of recently killed hardwoods.
Food
Adults and larvae eat other insects.
Print References
Dillon, p. 222, plate XXII, illustrates H. fossularis, quadridentata. (1)
White, p. 133, fig. 50 (2)
Arnett, p. 161, fig. 394 (3)
Arnett and Jacques #94 (4)
Salsbury, p. 177--H. aequalis (5)
Internet References
North Carolina State University lists H. aequalis (18 spec) and lucida (9 specs) for that state.
Works Cited
1.A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America
By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence
2.Peterson Field Guides: Beetles
By Richard E. White
3.How to Know the Beetles
By Ross H. Arnett, N. M. Downie, H. E. Jaques
4.Simon & Schuster's Guide to Insects
By Dr. Ross H. Arnett, Dr. Richard L. Jacques
5.Insects in Kansas
By Glenn A. Salsbury and Stephan C. White
Contributed by Cotinis on 3 September, 2004 - 5:56am
Last updated 23 October, 2004 - 8:22am

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