Genus Neorthopleura

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Checkered Beetle? - Neorthopleura thoracicum

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

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

Superfamily Cleroidea (Bark-gnawing, Checkered and Soft-winged Flower Beetles)

Family Cleridae (Checkered Beetles)

Genus Neorthopleura

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Orthopleura is a junior synonym (1)

Numbers

Three spp. (1)

Size

3 mm to 12 mm (1)

Identification

Dark red pronotum, dark brown elytra (1)

Range

eastern, central, and southwestern U.S. (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 11 June, 2008 - 2:25am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 31 July, 2008 - 11:26pm

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