Updated August 2004

The list of 89 species of Louisiana Histeridae presented below is the result of sorting and identifying specimens preserved in the Louisiana State Arthropod Museum (LSAM), Baton Rouge, LA, a literature search, and screening of several North American beetle collections for records (see list below). It represents the first systematic faunistic inventory for this family undertaken in Louisiana. Most of the collecting activities were concentrated in several localities in a small number of Parishes, so this list will undoubtedly grow as additional records accumulate. The literature search was not exhaustive, and only recent revisions were checked for state records. Additional records can also be expected as additional collections elsewhere are searched.

As this list has been originally developed as an internet document, it will be regularly edited and updated. Several projects, both formal and informal, which involve at least some collecting of the Histeridae in Louisiana, are currently under way. I invite any interested and/or informed person to contribute to are database. Detailed information on Louisiana histerids (localities, dates, collecting methods etc.) is available from the author upon the request.

Nomenclature follows Mazur (1997). All the taxonomic categories (subfamilies, tribes, genera, subgenera, and species) are listed alphabetically. Information on institutional deposition is given parenthetically after each Parish name. Absence of this information indicates that all specimens for that Parish record are deposted in the LSAM. Institutional abbreviations are:

CAS – California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA

CNC – Canadian National Collection of Arthropods, Ottawa, ON

FMNH – Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL

FSCA – Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, FL

LSAM – Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, Baton Rouge, LA

LSUS – Louisiana State University, Shreveport,  LA

PKC – P. Kovarik’s private collection, Columbus, OH

TAMU – Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

USNM – National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Many genera and some species are hyperlinked to photographs. 

Histeridae (Coleoptera) of Louisiana

Abraeinae: Abraeini

Chaetabraeus (Mazureus) chandleri Mazur, 1991

Distribution: Madison Parish

Abraeinae: Acritini

Acritus (s.str.) acaroides Marseul, 1856

Distribution: Grant (FMNH, LSAM), Jefferson (FMNH), St.Tammany, Webster, West Feliciana Parishes

Acritus (s.str.) exiguus (Erichson, 1834)

Distribution: Ascension (FMNH), Caddo, Catahoula, East Baton Rouge, Iberville (FMNH), Madison, Orleans (FMNH), Rapides (FMNH), St.Charles (FMNH), Webster, West Feliciana Parishes

Acritus attaphilus Wenzel, 1939 

Distribution: Rapides (LSAM, SFES) Parish

Acritus (Pycnacritus) discus J. L. LeConte, 1853

Synonyms: Acritus repletus Casey, 1916

Acritus sternalis Casey, 1916

Distribution: St. Tammany Parish

Aeletes (Acritinus) floridae (Marseul, 1862)

Synonym: Acritus floridae Marseul, 1862

Distribution: Bossier (TAMU), Calcasieu, Catahoula, Claiborne, East Feliciana, Grant, Jefferson (FMNH), Natchitoches, West Feliciana Parishes

Aeletes (s.str.) politus (J. L. LeConte, 1853)

Distribution: Bossier (TAMU), Calcasieu, Grant, Jefferson (FMNH), Madison, Natchitoches, St. Tammany, West Feliciana Parishes

Aeletes (s.str.) simplex (J. L. LeConte, 1844)

Distribution: East Feliciana, Natchitoches, Webster, West Feliciana Parishes

Abraeinae: Plegaderini

Plegaderus (s.str.) barbelini Marseul, 1862

Distribution: Allen (FMNH), East Feliciana, Natchitoches, West Feliciana Parishes

Plegaderus (s.str.) transversus (Say, 1825)

Synonym: Hister transversus Say, 1825

Distribution: Allen (FMNH), Claiborne, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Natchitoches, Rapides (FMNH), West Feliciana Parishes

Dendrophilinae: Bacaniini

Bacanius (s.str.) punctiformis (J. L. LeConte, 1853)

Synonym: Abraeus punctiformis J. L. LeConte, 1853

Distribution: Caddo, Calcasieu, Concordia, Grant, East Baton Rouge, Natchitoches (TAMU), St.Charles (FMNH), St.Landry, Tangipachoa, Vernon, Webster, West Feliciana Parishes

Bacanius (s.str.) tantillus J. L. LeConte, 1853

Distribution: East Feliciana, West Feliciana Parishes

Dendrophilinae: Dendrophilini

Dendrophilus (s.str) punctatus (Herbst, 1792) 

Synonyms: Hister punctatus Herbst, 1792

Hister corticalis Paykull, 1798

Hister punctulatus Say, 1825

Dendrophilus cooperi Stephens,  1830

Dendrophilus punctidorsum Marseul, 1862

Hister sahlbergi Marseul, 1862. 

Distribution: Natchitoches Parish

Note: This species is native to Europe and known as adventive in the eastern United States. Apparently, the LA record is the most southwestern known record in the US.

Dendrophilinae: Paromalini

Carcinops (s.str.) pumilio (Erichson, 1834)

Synonyms: Paromalus pumilio Erichson, 1834

Dendrophilus quatuordecimstriatus Stephens, 1835

Dendrophilus pumilio: Dejean, 1837

Dendrophilus nanus Dejean, 1837

Hister nanus J. E. LeConte, 1845

Phelister nanus: Marseul, 1857

Carcinops quatuordecimstriatus: Wollaston, 1864

Epierus krujanensis Mader, 1921

Distribution: East Baton Rouge, St. Mary Parishes

Paromalus (s.str.) bistriatus Erichson, 1834

Synonyms: Isolomalus estriatus: Lewis, 1907

Distribution: West Feliciana Parish

Paromalus (s.str.) seminulum Erichson, 1834

Distribution: Caddo, Calcasieu, Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, Grant (CNC, LSAM), East Baton Rouge, Iberville (FMNH), Jefferson (FMNH), Livingston, Madison, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Rapides (FSAC), St.Charles (FMNH), St. James, West Feliciana, Winn Parishes

Platylomalus aequalis (Say, 1825)

Synonyms: Hister aequalis Melsheimer, 1806

Hister aequalis Say, 1825

Paromalus affinis J. E. LeConte, 1844

Paromalus aequalis J. E. LeConte, 1845

Paromalus inexaratus Dejean, 1837

Paromalus estriatus J. E. LeConte, 1860

Paromalus inops Marseul, 1862

Distribution: East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana Parishes

Xestipyge conjunctum (Say, 1825) 

Synonyms: Hister conjunctus Say, 1825 

Abraeus erythrocerus Dejean, 1837 

Paromalus conjunctum (Say, 1825) 

Carcinops conjunctus (Say, 1825) 

Distribution: Evangeline, Natchitoches Parishes

Xestipyge geminatum (J. E. LeConte, 1860)

Synonyms: Carcinops geminatus J.E.LeConte, 1860

Paromalus geminatus: Horn, 1863

Distribution: Calcasieu, Grant, Natchitoches, St. Tammany, West Feliciana Parishes

Hetaeriinae

Pinaxister setiger (J. E. LeConte, 1860)

Synonyms: Hetaerius setiger J. E. LeConte, 1860

Echinodes setiger: Zimmerman in J. E. LeConte, 1869

Mroczkowskiella setigera: Mazur, 1984

Distribution: West Feliciana Parish

Terapus sp.

Distribution: West Feliciana Parish

Note: This is an undescribed species also known from many specimens collected in northern Florida (Peck and Thomas, http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~entweb/intro44.htm). The description of the species is under way, and it will be published soon either in the generic revision (R.Wenzel, in prep.) or as independent publication (P.Skelley et al., in prep.)

Histerinae: Exosterninae

Baconia aeneomicans (Horn, 1873)

Distribution: Calcasieu, Catahoula, Grant, East Baton Rouge, St. Tammany, West Feliciana Parishes

Baconia venusta (J. E. LeConte, 1845)

Synonyms: Platysoma venustum Dejean, 1837

Platysoma venustum J. E. LeConte, 1845

Hister venustus: J. L. LeConte, 1851

Phelister venustus: Marseul, 1853

Phelister venustulus Marseul, 1862

Distribution: Allen (SFES), East Baton Rouge, Natchitoches Parishes

Phelister haemorrhous (Marseul, 1853)

Distribution: East Baton Rouge, Iberville (FSAC, LSAM) Parishes

Synonyms: Phelister egenus Marseul, 1853

Dendrophilus egenus Dejean, 1837

Phelister mobiliensis Casey, 1916

Distribution: Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge Parishes

Phelister subrotundus (Say, 1825)

Synonyms: Hister subrotundus Melsheimer, 1806

Hister subrotundus Say, 1825

Dendrophilus granarius Dejean, 1837

Distribution: Bienville, West Feliciana Parishes

Phelister vernus (Say, 1825)

Distribution: Calcasieu, East Carrol, Grant (FMNH), Jefferson (FMNH), St.Charles (FMNH), West Feliciana Parishes

Note: In strict sense, the species was not recorded in East Carrol Parish. LSAM has a specimen from Pittman Island, Issaguena Co., MS. But, it seems reasonable to consider this record as East Carrol Parish record as Pittman Island is almost completely surrounded by Louisiana territory.

Tribalister striatellus Fall, 1917

Distribution: West Feliciana Parish

Histerinae: Histerini

Atholus minutus Ross, 1940

Distribution: DeSoto, Grant (FMNH), Natchitoches Parishes

Atholus nubilus (J. L. LeConte, 1859)

Distribution: Bienville, Bossier, Natchitoches Parishes

Atholus sedecimstriatus (Say, 1825)

Synonyms: Hister sedecimstriatus Say, 1825

Hister exaratus Marseul, 1857

Distribution: West Feliciana Parish

Atholus sp.

Distribution: West Feliciana Parish

Note: This species couldn’t be assigned to any North American Atholus spp. known to me and may be undescribed

Hister abbreviatus Fabricius, 1775

Synonyms: Hister punctatostriatus Melsheimer, 1806

Hister striatopunctatus Dejean, 1821

Hister bifidus Say, 1825

Hister crenicollis Flach, 1886

Hister coloradensis Casey, 1925

Distribution: Ascension (FMNH), Caddo, Calcasieu (CNC, LSAM), East Baton Rouge, Grant, Jefferson (FMNH), Madison (USNM), Natchitoches, Rapides (CNC), St.Charles (FMNH), Tensas Parishes

Hister coenosus Erichson, 1834

Synonyms: Hister decisus J. E. LeConte, 1844

Hister panamensis Marseul, 1854

Hister granadensis J. E. LeConte, 1860

Hister granadius Marseul, 1862

Distribution: Bienville, Caddo (CAS, Caterino 1999b), Calcasieu (CNC), Cameron (LSAM, USNM [Caterino 1999b]), Catahoula, East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Iberville (FSAC, LSAM), Livingston, Madison (USNM), Orleans (CAS, Caterino 1999b), Natchitoches, Rapides, St.Landry, St.Tammany (USNM, Caterino 1999), West Feliciana Parishes

Hister defectus J. E. LeConte, 1860

Synonym: Hister permixtus Zimmerman in J. E. LeConte, 1869

Distribution: Grant Parish (PKC, Caterino 1999a), Natchitoches, West Feliciana Parishes

Hister depurator Say, 1825

Distribution: Bossier, East Baton Rouge, Grant, Webster Parishes

Hister dispar J. E. LeConte, 1844

Synonyms: Hister dissimilis Marseul, 1862

Hister hospitus J. E. LeConte, 1860

Paralister dispar: Bradley, 1943

Distribution: Calcasieu, East Carrol, West Feliciana Parishes

Note: For East Carrol Parish record (3 specimens) – see Note under Phelister vernus

Hister indistinctus Say, 1825

Synonyms: Hister debilicinus Casey, 1924

Distribution: Allen (FMNH, FSCA [Caterino 1999a], SFES, LSAM), Calcasieu, Grant, Natchitoches, Rapides (FMNH, FSCA [Caterino 1999a], SFES), West Feliciana Parishes

Margarinotus (Promethister) marginicollis (J. E. LeConte, 1845)

Margarinotus (Promethister) sp. 

Distribution: Natchitoches Parish

Note: Most probably this is an undescribed species.  One male was collected during March 2001 at Red Bluff Campground in Kisatchie National Forest.  Subsequently, two males from Sabine Co., TX were studied.  All specimens were collected using flight intercept traps.  Some additional material needs to be studied to be sure of the status of this species before a description is published. 

Merohister arboricavi Johnson, 1991

Synonyms: Hister grandis Wenzel, 1939

Merohister grandis: Mazur, 1984

Distribution: Natchitoches Parish

Merohister osculatus (Blatchley, 1910)

Synonyms: Hister osculatus Blatchley, 1910

Hister puncticollis Schaeffer, 1912

Paralister osculatus: Bradley, 1943

Distribution: Grant Parish

Spilodiscus gloveri (Horn, 1870)

Synonyms: Hister gloveri Horn, 1870

Distribution: Grant (CAS [Caterino 1998], FMNH), Natchitoches Parishes

Histerinae: Hololeptini

Hololepta (s.str.) aequalis Say

Distribution: East Baton Rouge, Iberville (FMNH), Pointe Coupee Parishes

Hololepta (s.str.) lucida LeConte

Distribution: West Feliciana Parish

Hololepta (Leionota) quadridentata (Olivier, 1789)

Synonyms: Hister quadridentatus Olivier, 1789

Hister surinamensis Herbst, 1792

Hololepta flagellata Kirby, 1818

Hololepta platysma Erichson, 1834

Leionota quadridentata: Dejean, 1837

Lioderma flagellata: Marseul, 1857

Lioderma quadridentata: Marseul, 1860

Distribution: Iberville Parish (FMNH)

Histerinae: Platysomatini

Eblisia carolina (Paykull)

Synonyms: Hister carolinus Paykull, 1811

Hister sordidus Say, 1825

Platysoma carolinum: Erichson, 1834

Hister cinnamomeus White, 1846

Eurilister carolinus: Bickhardt, 1920

Distribution: Caddo, Calcasieu, Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Carrol, East Feliciana, Jefferson (FMNH), Evangeline, Iberville, Livingston, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Rapides (CNC), St.Charles (FMNH), West Feliciana, Winn Parishes

Note: For East Carrol Parish record (1 specimen) – see Note under Phelister vernus.

Eblisia sp. Distribution: Calcasieu, E Baton Rouge, W Feliciana Parishes

Note: This is a sibling species of E. carolina, currently under description in the monograph of the Canadian Histeridae (in press) by Y. Bousquet and S. Laplante.

Platysoma (Cylister) parallela (Say, 1825)

Synonyms: Hister paralellus Say, 1825

Platysoma heydeni Flach, 1886

Cylistosoma paralellum: Lewis, 1905

Platysoma quadrifera Casey, 1916

Cylistix paralellum: Mazur, 1997

Distribution: Allen (SFES), DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Grant (FMNH), LaSalle (SFES), Natchitoches, Rapides (FMNH, SFES, LSAM), St.Charles (FMNH), West Feliciana Parishes

Platysoma (Cylister) coarctatum  (J. E. LeConte, 1844). 

Synonyms:  Hister coarctatus

Cylistosoma coarctatum

Cylistix coarctatum

Distribution: Natchitoches

Platysoma (Cylistus) attenuatum J. E. LeConte, 1844

Distribution: Allen (FMNH, LSAM, SFES), East Feliciana, LaSalle (SFES), Rapides (SFES, LSAM) Parishes

Platysoma (Cylistus) cylindricum (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)

Distribution: Allen (SFES), DeSoto, East Feliciana, Rapides (SFES, LSAM) Parishes

Platysoma (s.str.) aequum  (J. L. LeConte, 1863)

Synonyms:  Hister aequus J. L. LeConte, 1863 

Hister frontalis Say, 1825 

Distribution: Allen (SFES), Natchitoches Parishes

Platysoma (s.str.) aurelianum (Horn, 1873)

Synonyms: Hister aurelianus Horn, 1873

Platysoma leconti: Mazur, 1997

Distribution: Rapides (LSAM, FSCA), Orleans (type locality ), W Feliciana Parishes. 

Platysoma (s.str.) lecontei Marseul, 1853

Synonyms: Hister glabratus: Melsheimer, 1806

Hister planus: Melsheimer, 1806

Hololepta depressa var. gamma: Paykul, 1811

Platysoma depressum: J. E. LeConte, 1845

Platysoma lecontei: Marseul, 1862

Hister lecontei: Horn, 1873

Platysoma tabella Casey, 1893

Platysoma pinorum Casey, 1916

Distribution: Caddo, Calcasieu, Concordia (CNC, LSAM), East Baton Rouge, Iberville (FMNH, LSAM), Jackson, Jefferson (FMNH), St.Charles (FMNH), Webster, West Feliciana Parishes

Note: Unfortunately, taxonomy and nomenclature in the Platysoma complex always has been unstable, and several major rearrangements were made as recently as in the 1980-90s (see Bousquet & Laplante 1999, Mazur 1984, 1997, 1999). I’m following the most recent nomenclature and generic/subgeneric status of Bousquet & Laplante 1999 and Mazur 1999.

Onthophilinae

Onthophilus alternatus (Say, 1825)

Synonyms: Hister sulcatus: Melsheimer, 1806

Hister alternatus Say, 1825

Onthophilus costatus Dejean, 1837

Onthophilus alternans: Mazur, 1984

Distribution: Bossier, Natchitoches, Rapides (CNC, Helava 1978) Parishes 

Onthophilus deflectus Helava, 1978

Distribution: East Baton Rouge, Evangeline, Madison, Natchitoches, Webster, West Feliciana Parishes

Onthophilus kirni Ross, 1944

Distribution: DeSoto, Grant (FMNH), Morehouse, Natchitoches, Winn Parishes

Onthophilus nodatus J. E. LeConte, 1844

Distribution: Bossier, East Feliciana, Grant, Natchitoches, Rapides (CNC), Webster, West Feliciana Parishes

Onthophilus pluricostatus J. E. LeConte, 1844

Distribution: East Feliciana Parish (FMNH)

Saprininae

Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) assimilis (Paykull, 1811)

Synonyms: Hister assimilis Paykull, 1811

Hister extraneus Illiger, 1807

Saprinus assimilis: Erichson, 1834

Saprinus assimilis ab. Semisculus Hatch, 1929

Distribution: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu (CNC), Catahoula, Concordia (CNC), East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Grant, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison (LSUS, USNM), Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Rapides (CNC, LSAM), Vermilion, Vernon, Webster, West Feliciana, Winn (LSUS) Parishes

Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) azurescens (Marseul, 1855)

Synonyms: Hister bonariensis Dejean, 1837

Hister nigrita: Blanchard, 1843

Saprinus nigrita: Erichson, 1843

Saprinus azurescens Marseul, 1855

Saprinus aeneicollis Marseul, 1855

Saprinus bonariensis Marseul, 1855

Saprinus violaceipennis Marseul, 1855

Epierus bonariensis: Marseul, 1877

Euspilotus violaceipennis: Dégallier, 1981

Euspilotus bonariensis: Dégallier, 1981

Distribution: East Baton Rouge, Natchitoches Parishes

Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) placidus (Erichson, 1834)

Synonyms: Saprinus placidus Erichson, 1834

Saprinus discors J. E. LeConte, 1860

Saprinus latubris J. E. LeConte, 1860

Saprinus oviformis Blatchley, 1910

Distribution: Grant, Natchitoches, Winn (LSUS) Parishes

Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) rossi (Wenzel, 1939)

Synonyms: Saprinus rossi Wenzel

Distribution: East Baton Rouge Parish

Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) simulatus (Blatchley, 1910)

Synonyms: Saprinus simulatus Blatchley, 1910

Euspilotus assimilis: Wenzel, 1939

Distribution: Grant and West Feliciana Parishes

Note: Identification is somewhat doubtful and is based on comparison of external morphology of the LA specimen with specimens in the CNC matched with Blatchley’s type by S. LaPlante

Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) sp. 1

Distribution: Bossier, Calcasieu (CNC), Concordia (CNC), East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Grant, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Rapides (CNC), St. Landry, St. Tammany, Webster, Winn (LSUS), West Feliciana Parishes

Note: Systematics and nomenclature for the North American Euspilotus species is poorly developed, and there are several undescribed species and tentative synonyms in the genus. As a result, identification of many species is problematic resulting in unnamed numbered species. For example, no valid name is available for the species E. (H.) sp. 1, one of two commonest species of Euspilotus in the southeastern USA (R.Wenzel, pers. commun.).

Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) sp. 2

Distribution: West Feliciana, Winn (LSUS) Parishes

Euspilotus (Neosaprinus) sp.

Distribution: Caddo Parish

Geomysaprinus (s.str.) goffi Ross, 1944

Distribution: Natchitoches Parish

Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) formicus (Hinton, 1935)

Synonym: Saprinus formicus Hinton, 1935

Distribution: Bienville (FMNH), Rapides (Moser 1963) Parishes

Geomysaprinus sp # 3

Distribution: Natchitoches Parish

 Geomysaprinus sp # 4

Distribution: Natchitoches Parish

 Geomysaprinus sp # 5

Distribution: Natchitoches Parish

Note: The situation with the systematics of Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) is the same as with Euspilotus [see Note under Euspilotus (Hesperosaprinus) sp.]. Identification of this species is somewhat doubtful due to incomplete knowledge of the genus and distributional disjunction between the type locality, Tejupilco in SC Mexico, and Louisiana. Specimens from Rapides Parish were originally reported as "a new species" of Saprinus "being described by R.L.Wenzel" (Moser 1963), but they most probably belong to G. formicus. I did not see any Rapides Parish specimens during my visit to the FMNH in 1998, but did see specimens from several localities in Bienville Parish.

Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) triangulifer (Marseul, 1855)

Distribution: Calcasieu, La Fourche, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, St.Landry, West Feliciana Parishes

Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) sp. # 1

Distribution: Grant, East Carrol, Pointe Coupee, St.Tammany, West Feliciana Parishes

Note: For East Carrol Parish record (1 specimens) – see Note under Phelister vernus

Geomysaprinus (Priscosaprinus) sp. # 2

Distribution: Grant, West Feliciana Parishes

Hypocaccus (s.str.) bigener (J. E. LeConte, 1844)

Synonyms: Hister sphaeroides Dejean, 1837

Saprinus bigener J. E. LeConte, 1844

Saprinus sphaeroides J. E. LeConte, 1845

Hypocaccus sphaeroides: Lewis, 1905

Saprinus impunctellus Casey, 1893

Saprinus lakensis Blatchley, 1910

Saprinus seminitens: Blatchley, 1910

Saprinus illinoensis Wolcott, 1912

Saprinus eriensis Hatch, 1929

Saprinus ontarioensis Hatch, 1929

Saprinus michiganensis Hatch, 1929

Distribution: Cameron Parish

Hypocaccus (s.str.) brasiliensis (Paykull, 1811)

Synonyms: Hister sphaeroides Dejean, 1837

Saprinus apricarius Erichson

Saprinus brasiliensis (Paykull)

Saprinus dentipes Marseul

Saprinus bistrigifrons Marseul

Saprinus laxatus Casey

Saprinus permixtus (LeConte)

Saprinus piscarius Blackburn

Hypocaccus apricarius (Erichson)

Hypocaccus bistrigifrons (Marseul)

Hypocaccus dentipes (Marseul)

Hypocaccus laxatus (Casey)

Hypocaccus permixtus (LeConte)

Hypocaccus piscarius (Blackburn)

Distribution: Jefferson Parish

Hypocaccus (s.str.) fraternus (Say, 1825)

Distribution: East Feliciana, Natchitoches, West Feliciana Parishes

Hypocaccus (s.str.) patruelis (J. E. LeConte, 1845)

Distribution: Caddo (FMNH), Cameron, St.Charles (FMNH), West Feliciana Parishes

Hypocaccus (s.str.) seminitens (J. E. LeConte, 1863)

Distribution: Caddo Parish (FMNH)

Hypocaccus (s.str.) sparsus (Casey, 1916)

Distribution: Cameron Parish (FMNH)

Saprinus distinguendus Marseul, 1855

Distribution: Madison (USNM) Parish

Saprinus lugens Erichson, 1834

Distribution: Madison (USNM) Parish

Saprinus (s.str.) pensylvanicus (Paykull, 1811)

Distribution: Jefferson, Iberville Parishes

Saprinus (s.str.) profusus Casey, 1893

Distribution: Cameron, Madison Parishes

Xerosaprinus (s.str.) orbicularis (Marseul, 1855)

Distribution: Bienville, Cameron, Sabine Parishes

Tribalinae

Caerosternus americanus (J. E. LeConte, 1844)

Distribution: Calcasieu, Catahoula, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana Parishes

Epierus pulicarius Erichson, 1834

Distribution: Caddo, Calcasieu, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Grant, Jefferson (FMNH), Livingston, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Rapides (FSAC), St.Charles (FMNH), St.Tammany (FMNH, LSAM), Webster, West Feliciana, Vernon Parishes

Epierus regularis (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)

Distribution: Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Rapides (CNC, FSAC, LSAM), West Feliciana Parishes

Pseudepierus gentilis (Horn, 1883)

Distribution: Jefferson Parish (FMNH)

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the following colleagues who have shared with me their knowledge and expertise on North American histerids: M. Caterino (London, UK), P. Kovarik (Columbus, OH), S. Laplante (Ottawa, ON), and R.Wenzel (Chicago, IL).

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Caterino, M.S. 1999a. Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Hister servus (Coleoptera: Histeridae): a Neotropical radiation. Systematic Entomology 24: 351-356.

Caterino, M.S. 1999b. The taxonomy and phylogenetics of the coenosus group of Hister Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Histeridae). University of California Publications. Entomology 119: viii, 1-75.

Helava, J.V.T. 1978. A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Onthophilus Leach (Coleoptera: Histeridae). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 15: 1-43.

Mazur, S. 1984. A World catalogue of Histeridae. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 54: 1- 379

Mazur, S. 1997. A World catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera: Histeroidea). Biologica Silesiae, Wroclaw. 373 pp.

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