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Gopher Tortoise Hister Beetle (Geomysaprinus xerobatis)
Species
Geomysaprinus xerobatis
- Gopher Tortoise Hister Beetle
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
Saprininae
Tribe
Euspilotini
Genus
Geomysaprinus
No Taxon
(subgenus Chelyoxenus)
Species
xerobatis
(Gopher Tortoise Hister Beetle)
Other Common Names
Gopher Tortoise Hister Beetle
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1
)
Explanation of Names
Chelyoxenus xerobatis
Hubbard 1894
Range
se. US (SC-FL)
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2
)
Habitat
burrows of the gopher tortoise
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2
)
Remarks
considered by FL to be a declining "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN)
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1
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Works Cited
1.
Florida "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN)
2.
American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by
Jeff Gruber
on 10 December, 2007 - 11:28am
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
Dave Almquist
,
v belov
Last updated 6 July, 2016 - 11:31pm