Genus Oedostethus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)

Superfamily Elateroidea

Family Elateridae (Click Beetles)

Subfamily Negastriinae

Genus Oedostethus

Explanation of Names

Oedostethus LeConte 1853

Numbers

A single species in our area(1), 4 total(2)

Range

holarctic genus, most spp. in n. Eurasia; in NA, northern transcontinental south to PA-CO-WA, expected to VA-KY(2)

Works Cited

1.	Johnson P.J. (2009) Classification of the Nearctic genera of Elateridae

2.	North American Negastriinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae): The Negastriinae of the eastern United States and adjacent Canada Stibnick J.N.L. 1990. Insecta Mundi 4: 99-131.

Contributed by Blaine Mathison on 24 July, 2011 - 3:35pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 28 February, 2015 - 4:18pm

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