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Tribe Abraeini

Histerid - Plegaderus confusus Clown beetle - Plegaderus Most Superlative Beetle - Plegaderus Microbeetle - Plegaderus Plegaderus nitidus - Plegaderus Plegaderus sp., lateral - Plegaderus Lompico-J.2023.07 - Plegaderus Plegaderus transversalis - Plegaderus transversus
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 Abraeini
Explanation of Names
Abraeini MacLeay 1819
Numbers
14 spp. in 3 genera in our area(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 v belov on 1 April, 2011 - 4:46pm
Last updated 29 January, 2013 - 6:12pm

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