Histeroidea
| Histeroidea | |
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| Hister quadrimaculatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Superfamily: |
Histeroidea Gyllenhal, 1808 |
| Families | |
Histeridae
Sphaeritidae
Synteliidae
Histeroidea is a superfamily of beetles in the infraorder Staphyliniformia.
Characteristic to Histeroidea are an accessory posterior ridge (locking device) behind the hind margin and presence of loop and apical hinge of wing. Elytra truncate, 1 or 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.
Some authors treat Histeroidea as a single family within the superfamily Hydrophiloidea (Hydrophiloidea sensu lato), as they seem to form a clade. Three families are currently recognized:
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