Species Hololepta lucida

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Hydrophiloidea (Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles)

Family Histeridae (Clown Beetles)

Subfamily Histerinae

Tribe Hololeptini

Genus Hololepta (Clown Beetles)

Species lucida (Hololepta lucida)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Hololepta lucida Dejean, 1837; Hololepta lucifera Marseul, 1862 (Histerids of Louisiana)

Explanation of Names

Author is J. E. LeConte, 1845.

Species name lucida means "shining".

Size

7-8 mm (guide photos)

Identification

Linear groove on side of each elytron is complete--from base to apex.

See Also

Hololepta aequalis

Print References

Brimley, p. 150, lists H. lucida from Raleigh, North Carolina, in July (1)

Internet References

ITIS entry

Works Cited

1.	Insects of North Carolina By C.S. Brimley

Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 6 November, 2007 - 7:18pm
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Last updated 12 June, 2008 - 1:06pm

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