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Tribe Paromalini

Very Odd Hister Beetle - Platylomalus aequalis sap hister beetle? - Paromalus teres Histerid - Paromalus bistriatus Histerid - Carcinops wenzeli - male histerid - Carcinops pumilio Platylomalus aequalis Beetle - Xestipyge Carcinops corticalis - Carcinops corticis
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 Dendrophilinae
Tribe Paromalini
Explanation of Names
Paromalini Reitter 1909
Numbers
25 spp. in 4 genera in our area(1), close to 300 spp. in ~15 genera total
Range
most 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.