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Species Hololepta lucida

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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 Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Hydrophiloidea
Family Histeridae (Clown Beetles)
Subfamily Histerinae
Tribe Hololeptini
Genus Hololepta
No Taxon (subgenus Hololepta)
Species lucida (Hololepta lucida)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hololepta lucifera Marseul 1862 (unjustified replacement)
Explanation of Names
Hololepta lucida J.E. LeConte 1845
lucida means "shining".
Size
9-11 mm(1)
Identification
stria on side of each elytron reaches the apex
Range
e. US (NY-IL to FL-LA)(2)
Habitat
under bark of freshly dead trees (primarily poplars); attracted to slime fluxes(2)
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