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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) » Alleculina » Lobopoda » subgenus Lobopoda (Lobopoda subgenus Lobopoda) » Lobopoda punctulata

Species Lobopoda punctulata

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Beetle - Lobopoda punctulata Lobopoda punctulata (Melsheimer) - Lobopoda punctulata Lobopoda punctulata - male Lobopoda punctulata - male Lobopoda - Lobopoda punctulata Lobopoda punctulata? - Lobopoda punctulata S49 - Lobopoda punctulata Beetle - Lobopoda punctulata
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 Alleculina
Genus Lobopoda
No Taxon (subgenus Lobopoda)
Species punctulata (Lobopoda punctulata)
Explanation of Names
Lobopoda punctulata (Melsheimer 1846)
Size
8.0-11.5 mm(1)
Range
e. US (NY-FL to WI-TX) / ne. Mex. - Map (1)(2)
Habitat
On deciduous trees (oak, hickory)(1)
Remarks
Adults can be collected by beating foliage and at lights(1)
Internet References
Darkling Beetles of Florida and e. US (1)
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.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by v belov on 5 June, 2009 - 12:18am
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn
Last updated 7 March, 2024 - 4:16pm

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