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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Clown Beetles (Histeridae) » Haeteriinae » Haeterius
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Histerid - Haeterius
Copyright © 2010 Jeff Gruber & UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology

Histerid - Haeterius
Sierra Ancha, Gila County, Arizona, USA
September 25, 2010
Size: 3mm
Collected by myself and eminent coleopterist Bill Warner from Formica sp. ant nest under rock. ~7200 ft elevation. I scavenged this individual from a nest that Bill had discovered and from which he had collected another specimen of the same species (assumed). I also collected a different smaller species from the same nest.

All pics taken with automontage system. Actual montaging done with CombineZP.

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Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 9 October, 2010 - 6:00pm
Last updated 11 October, 2010 - 6:05pm

cool
sure is different looking. I assume there are eyes somewhere in there. Is there any Histers to be found in eastern ant nests?
… Tim Moyer, 9 October, 2010 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

 
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Hey Tim,

The head is retracted, so the eyes aren't visible. See here for an exposed example.

You should be able to pick up Hetaerius blanchardi and Hetaerius brunneipennis out your way, as well as Psiloscelis and Tribalister. Hetaerius and Psiloscelis will generally be with Formica (at least in the East), Tribalister with Aphaenogaster. If things are the same as here, Hetaerius will be the 'easiest' of these to find.

Good luck.

Overturn lots of rocks and things. But remember to kindly and gently replace them in their original position to restore the microhabitat.
… Jeff Gruber, 18 October, 2010 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

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