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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Comb-clawed Beetles (Alleculinae) » Gonoderina » Isomira » Isomira pulla

Species Isomira pulla

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Print References · Works Cited
Isomira pulla (Melsheimer) - Isomira pulla Isomira sp.? - Isomira pulla Isomira sp.? - Isomira pulla Slightly fuzzy beetle - Isomira pulla Comb-clawed Beetle - Isomira pulla Isomira pulla - male Darkling Beetle - Isomira pulla Light brown beetle - Isomira pulla
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 Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily Alleculinae (Comb-clawed Beetles)
Subtribe Gonoderina
Genus Isomira
Species pulla (Isomira pulla)
Explanation of Names
Isomira pulla (Melsheimer 1846)
Size
5.6-7.7 mm(1)
Range
e NA (ON-FL to WI-TX)(2)
Habitat
On deciduous trees; under organic debris(1)
Print References
Marshall, J.D. 1970a. Isomira Mulsant in America north of Mexico (Coleoptera, Alleculidae): redescriptions, new synonymies, and taxonomic notes on eastern North American species. Entomological News 81: 44, 41-49.
Marshall, J.D. 1970b. Isomira Mulsant in America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Alleculidae): species of eastern North America concluded. The Coleopterists Bulletin 24: 88-95.
Works Cited
1.The Darkling Beetles of Florida and Eastern United States (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).
Dunford et al. 2005. University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville.
2. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 29 April, 2009 - 2:17pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Bbarnd, v belov, onegunah
Last updated 26 June, 2018 - 7:43pm

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