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Histeridae
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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
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyHisteridae
Царство: Животные Подцарство: Эуметазои Без ранга: Двусторонне-симметричные Без ранга: Первичноротые Без ранга: Линяющие Без ранга: Panarthropoda Тип: Членистоногие Подтип: Трахейнодышащие Надкласс: Шестиногие Класс: Насекомые Подкласс: Крылатые насекомые Инфракласс: Новокрылые насекомые Клада: Насекомые с полным превращением Надотряд: Coleopterida Отряд: Жесткокрылые Подотряд: Разноядные жуки Инфраотряд: Стафилиниформные Надсемейство: Гистероидные Семейство: Карапузики Международное научное название Histeridae Shuckard, 1839 Номенклатурный тип Hister Linnaeus, 1758 Подсемейства Abraeinae MacLeay, 1819 Chlamydopsinae Dendrophilinae Reitter, 1909 Hetaeriinae Marseul, 1857 Histerinae Gyllenhal, 1808 Niponiinae Onthophilinae MacLeay, 1819 Saprininae Blanchard, 1845 Tribalinae Bickhardt, 1914 Trypeticinae Bickhardt, 1913 Систематикана ВикивидахИзображенияна Викискладе ITIS 114959NCBI 110043EOL 364FW 69273 Карапу́зики[1] (лат. Histeridae) — семейство насекомых отряда жесткокрылых (жуков), включающее более 3500 видов. В российской фауне встречаются около 300 видов. Содержание 1 Распространение 2 Описание 3 Морфология 3.1 Диагностика 4 Экология 5 Список русских названий 6 См. также 7 Ссыл
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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. One theory for "hister" comes from the work of Juvenal, a Roman poet. Juvenal used the word "hister" to mean a dirty, lowly being. Another theory for the origin of this beetle's name stems from the fact that in Latin, "hister" means actor, and these beetles play dead when disturbed. ==Characteristics==