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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) » Malthininae » Malthodini » Malthodes » Malthodes fragilis

Species Malthodes fragilis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
Tiny cantharid - Malthodes fragilis beetle - Malthodes fragilis beetle - Malthodes fragilis Soldier Beetle - Malthodes fragilis
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 Malthininae
Tribe Malthodini
Genus Malthodes
Species fragilis (Malthodes fragilis)
Explanation of Names
Malthodes fragilis (LeConte 1851)
Size
2-3 mm(1)
Range
NF-MB-YT to GA along the Appalachians - Map (1)(2)
Internet References
Species page(1)
Works Cited
1.The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States
Pelletier G., Hébert C. 2014. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 25.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by v belov on 8 February, 2013 - 9:36pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 15 March, 2022 - 1:30pm

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