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Species Ephelinus guttatus

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Rove Beetle - Ephelinus guttatus Rove Beetle - Ephelinus guttatus Beetle - Ephelinus guttatus Beetle - Ephelinus guttatus Beetle - Ephelinus guttatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea
Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily Omaliinae (Ocellate Rove Beetles)
Tribe Coryphiini
Genus Ephelinus
Species guttatus (Ephelinus guttatus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ephelinus guttatus (LeConte)
Orig. Comb: Coryphium guttatus LeConte, 1863

Identification

Differs from notatus by the spot being larger and posterior to the middle of the elytra. (1)

Det. Brad Barnd, 2025

Range

se. US(2)

See Also

Ephelinus notatus (LeConte)
- Range: e. US
Det. Margaret Thayer, 2013

Works Cited

1.New species of North American Coleoptera. Part I.
LeConte, J.L. 1863. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 6(4): 1-66.
2.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.
Contributed by Margaret Thayer on 24 November, 2014 - 9:24pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 12 December, 2025 - 3:41pm

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