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Genus Zenodosus

Z. sanguineus (Say) - Zenodosus sanguineus

metallic red-elytra clerid - Zenodosus sanguineus

Zenodosus sanguineus (Say, 1835) - Zenodosus sanguineus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Cleroidea (Bark-gnawing, Checkered and Soft-winged Flower Beetles)

Family Cleridae (Checkered Beetles)

Genus Zenodosus

Numbers

Single Nearctic species.

Size

4-7 mm

Remarks

Typically found under bark.

Print References

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Works Cited

1.	A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence

2.	Peterson Field Guides: Beetles By Richard E. White

Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 16 December, 2004 - 10:41am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 9 April, 2008 - 3:09pm

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