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Euspilotus Lepidus
''Euspilotus'' is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are more than 80 described species in ''Euspilotus''. Species These 87 species belong to the genus ''Euspilotus'': * ''Euspilotus aequipunctatus'' (Horn, 1870) * ''Euspilotus alcyonis'' Bousquet & Laplante, 2006 * ''Euspilotus alvarengai'' Arriagada, 2012 * ''Euspilotus amazonius'' (Desbordes, 1923) * ''Euspilotus arcipygus'' (Schmidt, 1890) * ''Euspilotus argentinus'' (Marseul, 1870) * ''Euspilotus arrogans'' (Marseul, 1855) * ''Euspilotus assimilis'' (Paykull, 1811) * ''Euspilotus aterrimus'' (Erichson, 1834) * ''Euspilotus auctus'' (Schmidt, 1890) * ''Euspilotus azurescens'' (Marseul, 1855) * ''Euspilotus azureus'' (C.R.Sahlberg, 1823) * ''Euspilotus batesoni'' (Blair, 1933) * ''Euspilotus bisignatus'' (Erichson, 1834) * ''Euspilotus blandus'' (Erichson, 1834) * ''Euspilotus bohemanni'' (Marseul, 1862) * ''Euspilotus burgeoisi'' (Desbordes, 1920) * ''Euspilotus caesopygus'' (Marseul, 1862) * ''Euspilotu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clown Beetle
Histeridae is a family of beetles commonly known as clown beetles or hister beetles. There are more than 410 genera and 4,800 described species in Histeridae worldwide, with more than 500 species in North America. They can be identified by their shortened elytra, which leave two tergites exposed, and also by their elbowed antennae with clubbed ends. These predatory feeders are most active at night and will fake death if threatened. Hister beetles occupy almost any kind of niche throughout the world. They have also been useful for estimation of time of death during forensic investigations. Also, certain species are used for controlling houseflies and livestock pests that infest dung. Etymology Histeridae was first named by Leonard Gyllenhaal. Histeridae has two common names, the clown beetle and the hister beetle. There have been several theories which explain the origin of these names.Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Lawrence R. Dillon. A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
