Saprininae

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Saprininae
Chalcionellus krikkeni Kanaar, 1983 (5296430862).jpg
Chalcionellus krikkeni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Histeridae
Subfamily: Saprininae
Blanchard, 1845

Saprininae is a subfamily of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 50 genera and 800 described species in Saprininae. [1] [2] [3]

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Saprinus splendens Saprinus splendens (Paykull, 1811) (14854007969).png
Saprinus splendens

Genera

These 54 genera belong to the subfamily Saprininae:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dendrophilinae</span> Subfamily of beetles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abraeinae</span> Subfamily of beetles

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<i>Platysoma</i> Genus of beetles

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Onthophilinae</span> Subfamily of beetles

Onthophilinae is a subfamily of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are about 8 genera and at least 80 described species in Onthophilinae.

<i>Atholus</i> Genus of beetles

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

<i>Chaetabraeus</i> Genus of beetles

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

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

<i>Epierus</i> Genus of beetles

Epierus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 50 described species in Epierus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tribalinae</span> Subfamily of beetles

Tribalinae is a subfamily of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are about 11 genera and more than 220 described species in Tribalinae.

<i>Phelister</i> Genus of beetles


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

<i>Gnathoncus</i> Genus of beetles

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

Euspilotus is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 80 described species in Euspilotus.

Trypeticinae is a subfamily of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 3 genera and more than 110 described species in Trypeticinae.

References

  1. "Saprininae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . PMC   3088472 . PMID   21594053.

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