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Species Blapstinus metallicus

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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 Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
Family Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily Tenebrioninae
Tribe Opatrini
Genus Blapstinus
Species metallicus (Blapstinus metallicus)
Explanation of Names
Blapstinus metallicus (Fabricius 1801)
Size
3.7-5.5 mm(1)
Identification
Body shining, sometimes slightly metallic; both apical & basal pronotal angles prominent; punctures of elytral striae interrupted, with noticeable sections often missing; wings fully developed(1)
Range
e. NA to SK - Map (2)
State/Province Records:(3)(1)
CAN: AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK
USA: CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, VA, WI, WY
Habitat
Often in swampy areas, beaches, and leaf litter(1)
Works Cited
1.Revision of the genus Blapstinus Sturm of America north of Mexico with notes on extralimital species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
J.C. Davis. 1970. Thesis. The Ohio State University.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition
Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 8 October, 2007 - 6:11pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 15 March, 2024 - 7:18pm

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