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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Clown Beetles (Histeridae) » Histerinae » Histerini » Hister » coenosus group (Hister coenosus group) » Hister abbreviatus
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fungus Clown Beetle - Hister abbreviatus
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

fungus Clown Beetle - Hister abbreviatus
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
September 29, 2007
Size: about 6.5 mm
This was the smaller of two histerid species I found in the same patch of wilted, rotting mushrooms growing all around the base of a tree in a mixed woods area.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 2 November, 2007 - 5:42am
Last updated 4 November, 2007 - 4:43pm

I agree,
it does look like abbreviatus. Moved to guide.
… Jim McClarin, 4 November, 2007 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

H. abbreviatus
This one sure looks like Hister abbreviatus Fabricius. 4 complete elytra stria, 5th only short apically, and suture stria incomplete basal and apical, subhumeral(s) stria present (lateraly), front tibiae serrate vice dentate. The MCZ site seems to be down again this weekend (which should at least have the similar H. foedatus LeConte), but compare to the image on Jeff's website, and I note, to your own! To exclude any question about H. foedatus, a shot of the elytra lateral edge area would show one subhumeral stria or two (H. abbreviatus).
… Tim Moyer, 4 November, 2007 - 2:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Adding closeup
Is this what we want to see?
… Jim McClarin, 4 November, 2007 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

 
that's close!
but yes, that looks to be the outer subhumeral stria (basal), together with the one we could previously see toward the apex, making this H. abbreviatus :)
… Tim Moyer, 4 November, 2007 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

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