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Histeroidea

Insecta - Coleoptera

Taxonomy
Histeroidea was named by Gyllenhal (1808). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hydrophiloidea by Bouchard et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Staphyliniformia by Crowson (1981), Cai et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Histeroidea Gyllenhal
1981Histeroidea Crowson p. 695
2022Histeroidea Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyHisteroideaGyllenhal 1808
superfamilyHisteroideaGyllenhal 1808

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Histeroidea Gyllenhal 1808
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Fm. †Cretohisteridae Zhou et al. 2018
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G. †Cretohister Zhou et al. 2018
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Cretohister sinensis Zhou et al. 2018
Fm. Histeridae Gyllenhal 1808 [clown beetle]
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Subfm. Abraeinae MacLeay 1819
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Tr. Abraeini MacLeay 1819
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G. †Palaeabraeus Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
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Palaeabraeus glabrus Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
Tr. Acritini Wenzel 1944
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G. Acritus LeConte 1853
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Subg. Acritus (Acritus) LeConte 1853
Tr. †Pantostictini Zhou et al. 2020
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G. †Pantostictus Poinar and Brown 2009
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Pantostictus burmanicus Poinar and Brown 2009
Pantostictus hirsutus Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
G. †Pseudacritus Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
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Pseudacritus extinctus Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
G. †Amplectister Caterino and Maddison 2018
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Amplectister tenax Caterino and Maddison 2018
Amplectister terapoides Yamamoto and Caterino 2022
Subfm. †Antigracilinae Zhou et al. 2020
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G. †Antigracilus Zhou et al. 2020
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Antigracilus costatus Zhou et al. 2020
G. Chaetabraeus Portevin 1929
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Chaetabraeus globulus Creutzer 1799
Subfm. Dendrophilinae Reitter 1909
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Tr. Anapleini Olexa 1982
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G. Anapleus Horn 1873
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Anapleus kachinensis Jiang et al. 2022
Anapleus punctulatus Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
G. †Cretanapleus Simon Pražák and Lackner 2023
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Cretanapleus seideli Simon Pražák and Lackner 2023
Tr. Bacaniini Kryzhanovskij 1976
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G. Bacanius LeConte 1853
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Subg. Bacanius (Bacanius) LeConte 1853
Subg. Bacanius (Gomyister) Mazur 1984
Bacanius kirejtshuki Sokolov and Perkovsky 2020
G. †Druantia Caterino 2021
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Druantia aeterna Caterino 2021
G. †Olexum Simon Pražák and Lackner 2023
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Olexum complanatum Simon Pražák and Lackner 2023
Tr. Paromalini Reitter 1909
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G. Carcinops Marseul 1855
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Carcinops donelaitisi Alekseev 2016
G. †Cretomalus Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
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Cretomalus tibiodentatus Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
G. Eulomalus Cooman 1937
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Eulomalus balticus Simon-Pražák and Lackner 2023
G. Xestipyge Marseul 1862
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Xestipyge ikanti Alekseev 2016
G. †Yethiha Caterino 2021
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Yethiha peregrina Caterino 2021
Yethiha pubescens Simon Pražák and Lackner 2023
Subfm. Haeteriinae Marseul 1857
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G. †Promyrmister Zhou et al. 2019
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Promyrmister kistneri Zhou et al. 2019
Subfm. Histerinae Gyllenhal 1808
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Tr. Histerini Gyllenhal 1808
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G. Hister Linnaeus 1758
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Hister aemulus Heer 1862
Hister antiquus Heer 1862
Hister cerestensis Degallier et al. 2019
Hister coprolithorum Heer 1862
Hister maculigerus Heer 1862
Hister marmoratus Heer 1862
Hister mastodontis Heer 1862
Hister morosus Heer 1862
Hister vetustus Heer 1862
G. †Platycretus Simon Pražák and Lackner 2023
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Platycretus muscularis Simon Pražák and Lackner 2023
G. †Miculissima Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
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Miculissima excavata Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
Subfm. Onthophilinae MacLeay 1819
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G. †Carinumerus Caterino 2021
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Carinumerus intricatus Caterino and Yamamoto 2023
Carinumerus maddisoni Caterino 2021
Carinumerus yingae Jiang et al. 2020
G. †Cretonthophilus Caterino et al. 2015
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Cretonthophilus tuberculatus Caterino et al. 2015
G. †Fantosmium Li et al. 2025
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Fantosmium qizhihaoi Li et al. 2025
G. Onthophilus Leach 1817
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Onthophilus intermedius Handschin 1944
Onthophilus striatus Forster 1771
G. †Phasmister Caterino 2021
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Phasmister cristatus Caterino 2021
Phasmister hkamticus Caterino and Yamamoto 2023
Phasmister kraliceki Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
Phasmister parallelus Caterino and Yamamoto 2023
Phasmister planatus Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
G. †Placatister Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
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Placatister cascus Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
G. Plegaderus Erichson 1834
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Plegaderus pitoni Théobald 1935
G. †Prodigister Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
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Prodigister tricostatus Simon-Pražák et al. 2024
Subfm. Saprininae Blanchard 1845
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Tr. Myrmetini Portevin 1929
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G. Gnathoncus Jacquelin-Duval 1858
Subfm. Trypanaeinae Marseul 1857
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G. Trypanaeus Eschscholtz 1829
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Trypanaeus hispaniolus Chatzimanolis et al. 2006
Invalid names: Chlamydopsinae Bickhardt 1914 [empty], Hetaeriinae Marseul 1857 [empty], Niponiinae Fowler 1912 [empty], Tribalinae Bickhardt 1914 [empty], Trypeticinae Bickhardt 1914 [empty]
Fm. Synteliidae Lewis 1882
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G. Syntelia Westwood 1864
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Syntelia sunwukong Jiang and Wang 2021
Invalid names: Sphaeritidae Shuckard 1839 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available