| Margarinotus purpurascens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Histeridae |
| Genus: | Margarinotus |
| Species: | M. purpurascens |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarinotus purpurascens (Herbst, 1791) | |
Margarinotus purpurascens is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and Southern Asia. [1] [2] [3]
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Margarinotus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 110 described species in Margarinotus.
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.
Margarinotus cognatus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus guttifer is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus lecontei is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus egregius is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus harrisii is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus immunis is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus thomomysi is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus stygicus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus obscurus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia.
Margarinotus confusus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus hudsonicus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus ephemeralis is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is currently only known from southern California.
Margarinotus faedatus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus merdarius is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, and North America.
Hypocacculus metallescens is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, and North America.
Margarinotus marginicollis is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus taiwanus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is endemic to Taiwan.
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