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Genus Loricera

Loricera decempunctata Bembidion? - Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis Eyebrow beetle - Loricera pilicornis Small Ground Beetle with antennal hairs - Loricera decempunctata Loricera foveata LeConte 1851 - Loricera foveata - female Loricera on mudflat of small pond - Loricera pilicornis Carabid - Loricera
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Loricerinae
Tribe Loricerini
Genus Loricera
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Loricera Latreille, 1802
Numbers
3 species of the nominate subgenus in our area, 13 species in 3 subgenera total(1)

Species:
Loricera decempunctata Eschscholtz
Loricera foveata LeConte
Loricera pilicornis (Fabricius) [two subspecies]
Size
6 to 9 mm (1)
Range
In our area, 2 species are western and one (the Holarctic L. pilicornis) is northern transcontinental. (1)

Worldwide, the genus is Holarctic-Oriental. (1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.