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Species Dichelotarsus laevicollis

Black cantharid - Dichelotarsus laevicollis Black cantharid - Dichelotarsus laevicollis Podabrus laevicollis (Kirby) - Dichelotarsus laevicollis
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 Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles)
Subfamily Cantharinae
Tribe Podabrini
Genus Dichelotarsus
Species laevicollis (Dichelotarsus laevicollis)
Explanation of Names
Dichelotarsus laevicollis (Kirby in Richards 1837)
Size
5.5-6.5 mm(1)
Range
transboreal (AK-LB to MI-NH)(1)
Works Cited
1.The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States
Pelletier G., Hébert C. 2014. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 25.