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Genus Miscodera

Miscodera arctica Paykull - Miscodera arctica Miscodera arctica Miscodera arctica Scaritinae, Dyschirius? - Miscodera arctica Scaritinae, Dyschirius? - Miscodera arctica Scaritinae, Dyschirius? - Miscodera arctica Scaritinae, Dyschirius? - Miscodera arctica
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Broscinae
Genus Miscodera
Explanation of Names
Miscodera Eschscholtz 1830
Greek 'pedicel-necked'(1)
Numbers
monotypic genus(2)
Range
holarctic, circumboreal(2)
Habitat
coniferous forests, glacial moraines(2)
Works Cited
1.Composition of scientific words
Brown R.W. 1956. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 882 pp.
2.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.