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Genus Acritus

Acritus (s.str.) acaroides Horn 1873 - Acritus acaroides

Acritus acaroides Marseul - Acritus acaroides

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)

Family Histeridae (Clown Beetles)

Subfamily Abraeinae

Tribe Acritini

Genus Acritus

Explanation of Names

Acritus J.L. LeConte 1853

Numbers

2 subgenera, with 13 spp. in our area(1) (incl. at least 2 adventive) and ~120 spp. worldwide

Range

worldwide, incl. much of NA(1)

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 Eric R. Eaton on 28 December, 2007 - 3:37pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 8 September, 2023 - 4:34pm

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