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Genus Atholus

Histerid - Atholus bimaculatus - female Histeridae - Atholus sedecimstriatus Histeridae,dorsal - Atholus sedecimstriatus Atholus perplexus histerid 2 - Atholus nubilus Histerid - Atholus sedecimstriatus Atholus nubilus (LeConte) - Atholus nubilus Atholus confinis
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 Atholus
Explanation of Names
Atholus C. Thomson 1859
Numbers
15 spp. in our area(1) (incl. 1-2 adventive), >70 spp. total
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 4 December, 2007 - 7:13pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 14 January, 2014 - 11:35am

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