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nounhister beetle (plural hister beetles)
plural hister beetles · alternative Hister beetle
- Any beetle of the family Histeridae.
While I was on the ground photographing the flowers, I noticed a red and black hister beetle that proved to be Margarinotus bipustulatus—aptly named considering the two red maculations on the elytra.
2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, CupressaceaeSynonyms: clown beetle, histerid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny beetle of the family Histeridae.
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