Hesperus (beetle)

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Hesperus
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Hesperus australis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Tribe: Staphylinini
Genus: Hesperus
Fauvel, 1874

Hesperus is a genus of beetles in the tribe Staphylinini. The genus has a nearly worldwide distribution with around 200 named species. [1] [2]

References

  1. Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
  2. "Genus Hesperus". bugguide.net. Retrieved 26 May 2021.