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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Byrrhoidea » Variegated Mud-loving Beetles (Heteroceridae) » Heterocerus » mollinus species-group (Heterocerus mollinus species-group) » Heterocerus mollinus

Species Heterocerus mollinus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Habitat · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Works Cited
Heterocerid - Heterocerus mollinus - male Heterocerus - Heterocerus mollinus Heterocerus - Heterocerus mollinus Heterocerid - Heterocerus mollinus Heterocerus - Heterocerus mollinus Shorthorn beetle - Heterocerus mollinus Heterocerus mollinus? - Heterocerus mollinus Heterocerus mollinus - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Byrrhoidea
Family Heteroceridae (Variegated Mud-loving Beetles)
Genus Heterocerus
No Taxon (mollinus species-group)
Species mollinus (Heterocerus mollinus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Heterocerus mollinus Kiesenwetter, 1851
Syn: Lanternarius mollinus (Kiesenwetter)
Size
Length 4.0-5.5 mm (1)
Range
occurs across N. Amer. - Map (1)(2), most records e. US
Habitat
Unlike other Heterocerus spp., Heterocerus mollinus was present in nearly every se US riparian and habitat sampled as well as from nonriverine environments, such as roadside ditches. It is common near rivers and ponds of all sizes. (1)
Remarks
H. mollinus is the most common spp. of Heterocerus in N. Amer. Thousands of specimens can be collected in light traps placed near muddy river banks. (1)
See Also
similar in general appearance to two other se spp. that have post-mesothoracic coxal lines, H. sinuosus and H. insolens. (1)
Print References
von Kiesenwetter, E.A.H. 1851 Revision der Kafergattung Heterocerus. Linnaea Entomologica, 5: 281-300.
Works Cited
1.The variegated mud-loving beetles (Heteroceridae) of Mississippi and Alabama, with discussion and keys to se US spp.
King, J.G. and P.K. Lago. 2012. Insecta Mundi 0275: 1-53.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by v belov on 9 April, 2010 - 3:26pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 2 September, 2023 - 11:30am

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