histerids

Noun

histerid (plural histerids)

1. Any of the numerous beetles in the family Histeridae; a clown beetle.
   • Later, mostly in the 1950s, eight more histerid species were imported into Hawaii to attack the horn fly, of which four became established, including Pachylister caffer (Erichson) (Legner, 1978; Funasaki et al, 1988).1999, K. S. Hagen, N. J. Mills, G. Gordh, J. A. McMurtry, “16. Terrestrial Arthropod Predators of Insect and Mite Pests”, in T. W. Fisher, Thomas S. Bellows, L. E. Caltagirone, D. L. Dahlsten, Carl...

   Synonyms:

   clown beetle, hister beetle