Hister beetle

Acritus nigricornis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Histeridae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Hister beetle

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