Histeroidea
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Histeroidea is a superfamily of beetles in the infraorder Staphyliniformia.
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[edit] Characteristics
Characteristic to Histeroidea are an accessory posterior ridge (locking device) behind the hind margin and presence of medial loop and apical hinge of wing. Elytra truncate, 1 ot 2 abdominal segments visible, abdominal 8th segment completely invaginated in the 7th segment. Antennae have 8 (seldom 7) segments preceding a club of fused segments. Ventral body surface glabrous.[1]
[edit] Systematics
Some authors treat Histeroidea as a single family within the superfamily Hydrophiloidea (Hydrophiloidea sensu lato), as they seem to form a clade[2]. Three families are currently recognized:
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[edit] References
- ^ M.Hansen. Phylogeny and classification of the staphyliniform beetle families (Coleoptera). Biologiske Skrifter, Copenhagen, 1997
- ^ R.G.Beutel, R.A.B.Leschen (2005) Phylogenetic analysis of Staphyliniformia (Coleoptera) based on characters of larvae and adults Systematic Entomology 30 (4) , 510–548
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