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Histeridae (clown beetle)
Taxonomy
Histeridae was named by Gyllenhal (1808). It is extant. Its type is Hister.
It was assigned to Hydrophiloidea by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Webster (2016) and Alekseev (2016); and to Histeroidea by Crowson (1981) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Hydrophiloidea by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Webster (2016) and Alekseev (2016); and to Histeroidea by Crowson (1981) and Cai et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1808 | Histeridae Gyllenhal |
| 1981 | Histeridae Crowson p. 695 |
| 1995 | Histeridae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 2011 | Histeridae Bouchard et al. |
| 2016 | Histeridae Alekseev p. 28 |
| 2016 | Histeridae Webster |
| 2022 | Histeridae Cai et al. |
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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.
Fm. Histeridae Gyllenhal 1808 [clown beetle]
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Subfm. Abraeinae MacLeay 1819
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Tr. †Pantostictini Zhou et al. 2020
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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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Subfm. Dendrophilinae Reitter 1909
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Tr. Anapleini Olexa 1982
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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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Tr. Paromalini Reitter 1909
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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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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 simplicisternus Lewis 1879
†Hister vetustus Heer 1862
G. †Platycretus Simon Pražák and Lackner 2023
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†Platycretus muscularis Simon Pražák and Lackner 2023
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. 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 parallelus Caterino and Yamamoto 2023
Subfm. Trypanaeinae Marseul 1857
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Invalid names: Chlamydopsinae Bickhardt 1914 [empty], Hetaeriinae Marseul 1857 [empty], Niponiinae Fowler 1912 [empty], Tribalinae Bickhardt 1914 [empty], Trypeticinae Bickhardt 1914 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 130.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma
Collections (34 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Liaoning) | Antigracilus costatus (198810) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | Myanmar (Sagaing) | Phasmister hkamticus (231947) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Amplectister terapoides, Phasmister parallelus, Carinumerus intricatus (222694) Anapleus kachinensis (227023) Cretonthophilus tuberculatus (123053) Onthophilus yingae (201881) Phasmister cristatus, Carinumerus maddisoni, Yethiha peregrina, Druantia aeterna (220828) Platycretus muscularis, Olexum complanatum, Cretanapleus seideli, Yethiha pubescens (230015) Promyrmister kistneri (165561) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar (Kachin) | Amplectister tenax (221886) Pantostictus burmanicus (104053) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Acritus sutirca (110737) Bacanius gorskii (124519) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Carcinops donelaitisi (139928) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Bacanius kirejtshuki (113621) | |
| Priabonian | France | Onthophilus intermedius (160865) | |
| Priabonian | Germany | Xestipyge ikanti (123769) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation | Xestipyge ikanti (123419) | |
| MP 23 | France | Hister cerestensis (157327) | |
| Aquitanian - Burdigalian | Australia (Queensland) | Histeridae indet. (106497) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Trypanaeus hispaniolus (122982) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Hister marmoratus, Hister mastodontis, Hister antiquus, Hister vetustus, Hister coprolithorum, Hister maculigerus, Hister aemulus, Hister morosus (117252) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Histeridae indet. (109196) | |
| Gelasian | France | Hister pitoni (113996) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Japan | Gnathoncus sp. (165711) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Hister sp. (168267) Hister sp., Onthophilus striatus, Chaetabraeus globulus (168265 168268) Hister sp., Onthophilus striatus, Chaetabraeus sp. (168264) Onthophilus striatus (168270 168272) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Warwickshire) | Hister sp., Onthophilus striatus (169389) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | Hister simplicisternus (166083) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Russian Federation (Astrakhan) | Histeridae indet. (125794) |