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Genus Tachyta

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Trechinae
Tribe Bembidiini
Subtribe Tachyina
Genus Tachyta
Explanation of Names
Tachyta Kirby 1837
Numbers
5 spp. in our area, all in the nominate subgenus; 24 spp. in 2 subgenera worldwide(1)(2)(3)
Size
1.8–3.3 mm(4)
Identification
world revision in(1)
Range
worldwide in boreal, temperate, and tropical areas; most of NA(5)
Habitat
forests; adults under bark of dead trees(5)
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