Margarinotus | |
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Margarinotus purpurascens | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Histeridae |
Tribe: | Histerini |
Genus: | Margarinotus Marseul, 1853 |
Margarinotus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 110 described species in Margarinotus. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
This genus is mainly characterized by several characters of the male genitalia. Most species may be distinguished by the emarginate outline of the anterior margin of the mesosternum and by the complete inner subhumeral striae on elytra. [6]
Hister is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 210 described species in Hister.
Margarinotus brunneus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Histeridae. They seem to be a vibrant blue colour, but when their shell is under a microscope it appears a pastel red colour. This is due to “Delton’s colour theory of aphropods.”
Haeterius blanchardi is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. These beetles are native to the United States, and have been found in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.
Margarinotus umbrosus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in Western North America, from central California to British Columbia in the north and eastward to Montana and Alberta. It has been recorded from dung, carrion, and decaying vegetation.
Teretrius montanus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Spilodiscus flohri is a species of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Spilodiscus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are about 9 described species in Spilodiscus.
Platylomalus aequalis is a species of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Xestipyge geminatum is a species of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Acritus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 110 described species in Acritus.
Philoxenus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There is one described species in Philoxenus, Philoxenus desertorum.
Hister civilis is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Cercyon is a genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae. There are at least 50 described species in Cercyon.
Teretrius is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 70 described species in Teretrius.
Hydnobius is a genus of round fungus beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are about seven described species in Hydnobius.
Leiodes is a genus of round fungus beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are at least 110 described species in Leiodes.
Carcinops opuntiae is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Atholus americanus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America, ranging from the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains to central Quebec, with its southern extents poorly known. It ranges in size from 2.7 to 4.2mm. This species is distinct from other members of Atholus because of its united 5th dorsal and sutural striations and the lack of any subhumeral striations.
Paromalus durangoensis is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in Central America.
Aphelosternus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There is at least one described species in Aphelosternus, A. interstitialis.
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