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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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Carpophilus marginatus
Species
Carpophilus marginatus
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily
Cucujoidea
No Taxon
(Nitidulid series)
Family
Nitidulidae (Sap-feeding Beetles)
Subfamily
Carpophilinae
Genus
Carpophilus
No Taxon
(subgenus Ecnomorphus)
Species
marginatus
(Carpophilus marginatus)
Explanation of Names
Carpophilus marginatus
Erichson 1843
Size
1.5-2 mm
(
1
)
Range
e US: NY-FL-AL to MI & Lake Superior; OR
(
1
)
Habitat
on freshly cut oak
(
1
)
Season
May-Nov, chiefly Jul
(
1
)
Internet References
adult habitus
(
2
)
Works Cited
1.
A revision of Neartic Nitidulidae (Coleoptera)
Parsons C.T. 1943. Bull. comp. Zool. 92: 121-278.
2.
Collison C., MacGown J. (2010) Nitidulidae in the Mississippi Entomological Museum
Contributed by
Brad Barnd
on 2 February, 2011 - 7:12pm
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 21 June, 2016 - 3:05pm