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subgenus Hesperosaprinus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Works Cited
beetle - Euspilotus assimilis Histerid - Euspilotus assimilis Histeridae, lateral - Euspilotus Hypocaccus sp.? - Euspilotus scissus Beetle - Euspilotus assimilis Hister 091520-2 - Euspilotus assimilis Euspilotus assimilis - male Clown beetle May 26 - Euspilotus assimilis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Histeroidea
Family Histeridae (Clown Beetles)
Subfamily Saprininae
Tribe Euspilotini
Genus Euspilotus
No Taxon subgenus Hesperosaprinus
Explanation of Names
Hesperosaprinus Wenzel 1962
Numbers
25 spp. in our area(1), ~60 total
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 18 February, 2012 - 5:13am
Last updated 18 December, 2024 - 9:43pm

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