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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Clown Beetles (Histeridae) » Dendrophilinae » Paromalini » Paromalus » subgenus Paromalus (Paromalus subgenus Paromalus) » Paromalus seminulum

Species Paromalus seminulum

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Paromalus (s.str.) seminulum Erichson 1834 - Paromalus seminulum Paromalus (s.str.) seminulum Erichson 1834 - Paromalus seminulum Paromalus (s.str.) seminulum Erichson - Paromalus seminulum Paromalus (s.str.) seminulum Erichson - Paromalus seminulum Paromalus (s.str.) seminulum Erichson - Paromalus seminulum Paromalus - Paromalus seminulum Unknown Histerid - Paromalus seminulum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Hydrophiloidea
Family Histeridae (Clown Beetles)
Subfamily Dendrophilinae
Tribe Paromalini
Genus Paromalus
No Taxon (subgenus Paromalus)
Species seminulum (Paromalus seminulum)
Explanation of Names
Paromalus seminulum Erichson 1834
Size
1.9-2.4 mm(1)
Range
e. US (TX-FL-NY-KS) - Map (1)(2)(3)
Habitat
under bark of dead trees, primarily hardwoods in advanced stages of decay(1)
Remarks
comes to lights; common(1)
Internet References
Species page(1)
Works Cited
1.Coleoptera species pages developed for the GSMNP project
2.An Illustrated Inventory of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas
Edward G. Riley. 2013. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by v belov on 18 February, 2012 - 4:44am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 8 July, 2022 - 10:19am

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