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Histeridae

Histeridae logo #21000 Histeridae is a family of beetles commonly known as Clown beetles or Hister beetles. This very diverse group of beetles contains 3,900 species found worldwide. They can be easily identified by their shortened elytra that leaves two of the seven tergites exposed, and their elbowed antennae with clubbed ends. These predatory feeders are most active ...
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Histeridae

Histeridae logo #21217Histeridae is a family of beetles, with fifty genera occurring in Britain. The members have a hard body, geniculate antennae with a thick, button-like club, the elytra leaves the last two abdominal tergites exposed, they are able to retract their head underneath the pronotum, and both the larvae and the adults hunt the larvae of other insects in de...
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