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Species Trypherus latipennis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Elateroidea
Family Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles)
Subfamily Chauliognathinae
Genus Trypherus
Species latipennis (Trypherus latipennis)
Explanation of Names
Trypherus latipennis (Germar 1824)
Size
6.5-9.0 mm(1)
Range
e. US (MA-GA to WI-IA-AR) & ON - Map (1)(2)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States
Pelletier G., Hébert C. 2014. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 25.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)