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Genus Hippeutister

Hippeutister californicus Caterino & Tishechkin --holotype - Hippeutister californicus

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 Haeteriinae

Genus Hippeutister

Explanation of Names

Hippeutister Reichensperger 1935

Numbers

A single species in our area, 6 spp. total(1)

Range

scattered locations from so. CA to Brazil(1)

Habitat

nests of fire ants (Solenopsis spp.)(1)

Works Cited

1.	A review of Hippeutister Reichensperger with new species from California and Costa Rica (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Hetaeriinae) Caterino M.S., Tishechkin A.K. 2008. Zootaxa 1895: 39–52.

Contributed by v belov on 28 February, 2011 - 9:45am
Last updated 8 September, 2023 - 7:30pm

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