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Epauloecus unicolor
Species
Epauloecus unicolor
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Bostrichoidea
Family
Ptinidae (Death-watch and Spider Beetles)
Subfamily
Ptininae (Spider Beetles)
Tribe
Ptinini
Genus
Epauloecus
Species
unicolor
(Epauloecus unicolor)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tipnus unicolor
Explanation of Names
Epauloecus unicolor
(Piller & Mitterpacher 1783)
Size
1.5-2.5 mm
Range
native to Europe
(
1
)
, adventive in NA
(
2
)
(now occurs across Canada)
Habitat
homes, warehouses, mostly in straw/hay; nests of bumblebees, birds, rodents; tree holes
(
1
)
Remarks
earliest record in our area: NF before 1620
(
2
)
Works Cited
1.
Coleoptera Poloniae
2.
The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia)
C.J. Majka. 2007. Zootaxa 1573: 1–38.
Contributed by
v belov
on 26 December, 2013 - 2:12am
Last updated 11 January, 2014 - 1:29pm