Aeletes

Aeletes
	Aeletes atomarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Histeridae
Tribe:	Acritini
Genus:	Aeletes; Horn, 1873

Last updated September 08, 2019

Aeletes is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 80 described species in Aeletes.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Histeridae is a family of beetles commonly known as Clown beetles or Hister beetles. This very diverse group of beetles contains 3,900 species found worldwide. They can be easily identified by their shortened elytra that leaves two of the seven tergites exposed, and their elbowed antennae with clubbed ends. These predatory feeders are most active at night and will fake death if they feel threatened. This family of beetles will occupy almost any kind of niche throughout the world. Hister beetles have proved useful during forensic investigations to help in time of death estimation. Also, certain species are used in the control of livestock pests that infest dung and to control houseflies. Because they are predacious and will even eat other Hister beetles, they must be isolated when collected.

Species

These 87 species belong to the genus Aeletes:

Aeletes aciculatus Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes aldridgei Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes angustisternus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes angustus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes assimilis Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes atomarius (Aubé, 1842)^{i c g}
Aeletes basalis (J. L. LeConte, 1851)^{i c g}
Aeletes blackburni Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes brevisternus (Marseul, 1856)^{i c g}
Aeletes clarulus (Reitter, 1884)^{i c g}
Aeletes concentricus Sharp in Blackburn and Sharp, 1885^{i c g}
Aeletes confusus (Blackburn in Blackburn and Sharp, 1885)^{i c g}
Aeletes crenatus Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes ctenomyphilus (Bickhardt, 1920)^{i c g}
Aeletes daubani (Scott, 1913)^{i c g}
Aeletes davidsoni (Scott, 1913)^{i c g}
Aeletes dybasi Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes espanoli Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes eutretus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes facilis Sharp in Blackburn and Sharp, 1885^{i c g}
Aeletes flavitarsis Lewis, 1879^{i c g}
Aeletes floridae (Marseul, 1862)^{i c g b}
Aeletes fordi Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes franzi Gomy, 1984^{i c g}
Aeletes fryeri (Scott, 1913)^{i c g}
Aeletes fuscus Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes gemmula (Wollaston, 1865)^{i c g}
Aeletes germanus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes gulliver (Marseul, 1856)^{i c g}
Aeletes haleakalae (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes hawaiiensis (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes insignis Casey, 1916^{i c g}
Aeletes insolitus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes jamaicus Gomy, 1981^{i c g}
Aeletes kaalae Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes kauaiensis (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes kilaueae Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes kukuiae (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes laevis (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes laeviusculus (Marseul, 1856)^{i c g}
Aeletes lanaiensis (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes leai Gomy, 1983^{i c g}
Aeletes lewisi Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes lissosternus Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes longipes Sharp in Blackburn and Sharp, 1885^{i c g}
Aeletes makaweliae (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes mauiae (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes minor (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes mohihiensis Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes molokaiae (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes monticola Blackburn in Blackburn and Sharp, 1885^{i c g}
Aeletes neckerensis Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes negrei Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes nepos (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes oahuensis Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes orioli Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes ornatus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes oromii Yélamos, 1995^{i c g}
Aeletes parvulus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes perkinsi (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes poeyi (Marseul, 1862)^{i c g}
Aeletes politus (J. L. LeConte, 1853)^{i c g b}
Aeletes pulchellus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes punctatus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes rectistrius Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes romiae Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes rugiceps Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes rugipygus Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes samuelsoni Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes schwarzi Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes scotti Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes sculptus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes sharpi Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes similis (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes simplex (J. E. LeConte, 1844)^{i c g b}
Aeletes simpliculus (Marseul, 1856)^{i c g}
Aeletes solitarius (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes subalatus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes subbasalis (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes subniger Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes subrotundus (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes sulcipennis Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes swezeyi Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}
Aeletes termitophilus Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes troglodytes Wenzel, 1944^{i c g}
Aeletes waianaae (Scott in Sharp and Scott, 1908)^{i c g}
Aeletes zimmermani Yélamos, 1998^{i c g}

Aeletes floridae is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.

Aeletes politus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.

Aeletes simplex is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]

Related Research Articles

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Teretrius is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 70 described species in Teretrius.

Atholus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 70 described species in Atholus.

Plegaderus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 20 described species in Plegaderus.

Chaetabraeus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 40 described species in Chaetabraeus.

Bacanius is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 70 described species in Bacanius.

Bacaniini is a tribe of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are about 16 genera and at least 170 described species in Bacaniini.

Epierus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 40 described species in Epierus.

Eurylister is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 40 described species in Eurylister.

Phelister is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 90 described species in Phelister.

Dendrophilus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are about 11 described species in Dendrophilus.

Halacritus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 20 described species in Halacritus.

Gnathoncus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 20 described species in Gnathoncus.

Plagiogramma is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 30 described species in Plagiogramma.

Yarmister is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least two described species in Yarmister.

Merohister is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are about eight described species in Merohister.

Hypocacculus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 20 described species in Hypocacculus.

References

1 2 "Aeletes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
1 2 "Browse Aeletes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
1 2 "Aeletes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
1 2 "Aeletes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.

Blatchley, W.S. (1910). An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub.
Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". Zookeys. Pensoft Publishers. 88 (88). doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . ISSN 1313-2989.
Hansen, Michael (1999). World Catalogue of Insects, volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera). Apollo Books. ISBN 87-88757-31-5.
LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.38459 . ISBN 0665100558.
Majka, Christopher G. (2008). "Contributions to the knowledge of Atlantic Canadian Histeridae (Coleoptera)". ZooKeys (2): 189–202. doi:10.3897/zookeys.2.3. ISSN 1313-2989.
Mazur, Slawomir (1997). A world catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera: Histeroidea). Genus, International Journal of Invertebrate Taxonomy (Supplement). Polish Taxonomical Society. ISBN 83-902025-8-1.
Mazur, Slawomir (2004). Lobl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Histeroidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. pp. 68–102. ISBN 87-88757-74-9.
White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides) . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.
Yélamos, Tomàs (1998). "The Aeletes of the Hawaiian Islands (Coleoptera: Histeridae)". Bishop Museum Occasional Papers (54): 1–61. ISSN 0893-1348.

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[itis-1] 1 2 "Aeletes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.

[catlife-2] 1 2 "Browse Aeletes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.

[gbif-3] 1 2 "Aeletes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.

[bugref-4] 1 2 "Aeletes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.

Aeletes

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Aeletes

Aeletes atomarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Histeridae
Tribe:	Acritini
Genus:	*Aeletes* Horn, 1873