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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Nemognathinae » Nemognathini » Gnathium » Gnathium francilloni

Species Gnathium francilloni

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Season · Works Cited
Tiny orange Meloid with proboscis - Gnathium francilloni Gnathium francilloni Kirby - Gnathium francilloni Gnathium francilloni Kirby - Gnathium francilloni Gnathium francilloni Kirby - Gnathium francilloni Gnathium francilloni Kirby - Gnathium francilloni Gnathium francilloni Kirby - Gnathium francilloni
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 Meloidae (Blister Beetles)
Subfamily Nemognathinae
Tribe Nemognathini
Genus Gnathium
Species francilloni (Gnathium francilloni)
Explanation of Names
Gnathium francilloni Kirby 1818
named after John Francillon
Size
3.5-6.0 mm(1)
Range
VA-FL to UT-AZ / Mex. - Map (1)(2), mostly AZ-UT to FL
Season
May-Nov(1)
Works Cited
1.A taxonomic review of the genus Gnathium Kirby (Coleoptera: Meloidae)
Pinto J.D. 2009. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 135: 1-58.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by v belov on 21 March, 2009 - 10:07am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 17 April, 2023 - 10:17am

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