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Species Aleochara lata

Staphylinidae 13 Aleochara - Aleochara lata

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 Aleocharinae

Tribe Aleocharini

Genus Aleochara

No Taxon (subgenus Aleochara)

Species lata (Aleochara lata)

Explanation of Names

Aleochara lata Gravenhorst 1802

Size

4‒9 mm(1)

Identification

very robust, black species with strongly transverse antennomeres 5‒10

Range

of Palaearctic origin, introduced & widespread in NA (QC‒ON to FL‒TX‒CA)(2)

Habitat

Adults on carrion and dung(1)

Works Cited

1.	A revision of the genus Aleochara Gravenhorst of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) Klimaszewski, J. 1984. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada 116: 3-211.

2.	Synopsis of adventive species of Coleoptera (Insecta) recorded from Canada. Part 2: Staphylinidae Klimaszewski J, Brunke A, Langor DW, Assing V, Newton AF, Davies A, Pelletier G, Webster RP, Bourdon C, Herman L, Perdereau L. 2013. Pensoft.

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 17 May, 2015 - 2:32am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Boris Bueche, v belov
Last updated 17 September, 2024 - 9:38pm

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