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Species Aulicus edwardsii

Red and Black Beetle - Aulicus edwardsii Aulicus edwardsii (Horn) - Aulicus edwardsii On a Mimosa sp., or rather Eric's thumb - Aulicus edwardsii Cleridae - Aulicus edwardsii Aulicus edwardsii (Horn) - Aulicus edwardsii
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cleroidea
Family Cleridae (Checkered Beetles)
Subfamily Clerinae
Genus Aulicus
Species edwardsii (Aulicus edwardsii)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Aulicus edwardsii (Horn)
Orig. Comb: Trogodendron edwardsii Horn, 1880
Syns: Xenoclerus edwardsii, Serriger edwardsii, edwardsi
Size
15-20 mm
Range
s. CA to w. TX - Map (1)(2)
Season
Aug-Sep (BG data)
Print References
Horn, G.H. 1880. Contributions to the coleopterology of the United States, No. 3. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 8: 139-154.
Wolcott, A.B. 1910. Notes on some Cleridae of Middle and North America, with descriptions of new species. Field Museum of Natural History, Zool. Ser., 7(10): 339-401. (Full Text)
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard