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subgenus Selenophorus

Carabid - Selenophorus gagatinus - male Selenophorus fatuus 1001C28 - Selenophorus palliatus Golden Bug (beetle) - Selenophorus palliatus ground beetle - Selenophorus aequinoctialis Carabid - Selenophorus Carabid - Selenophorus pedicularius 20170831 LH01 - Selenophorus fatuus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Harpalitae
Tribe Harpalini
Subtribe Harpalina
Genus Selenophorus
No Taxon subgenus Selenophorus
Numbers
~30 spp. in our area, >170 spp. total(1)
Range
so. Canada to Argentina(1)
Habitat
both hygrophilous (forests) and xerophilous (dry open areas, incl. deserts)(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.