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Bitoma crenata
Species
Bitoma crenata
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
Family
Zopheridae (Ironclad Beetles)
Subfamily
Colydiinae (Cylindrical Bark Beetles)
Tribe
Synchitini
Genus
Bitoma
Species
crenata
(Bitoma crenata)
Explanation of Names
Bitoma crenata
(Fabricius 1775)
Size
2.6-3.5 mm
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Range
adventive in n. NA (NB-ON-IN; WA) -
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, native to the Palaearctic (Europe to Mongolia)
Habitat
under bark of dead hardwood and conifer logs infested with fungus, sometimes in large numbers
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Season
year-round
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Works Cited
1.
Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.
2.
Lord N.P., Nearns E.H., Miller K.B. (2011-2013) Ironclad ID
3.
Coleoptera Poloniae
4.
Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition
Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.
5.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by
tom murray
on 21 July, 2006 - 2:57pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
,
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 7 September, 2022 - 1:15pm