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Microrhagus opacus
Species
Microrhagus opacus
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
Eucnemidae (False Click Beetles)
Subfamily
Melasinae
Tribe
Dirhagini
Genus
Microrhagus
Species
opacus
(Microrhagus opacus)
Explanation of Names
Microrhagus opacus
Otto 2015
Size
3.5-4.3 mm
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1
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Range
e US (NY-FL to WI-KS)
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1
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2
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Works Cited
1.
Eucnemid larvae of the Nearctic region. Part V: Fifth instar larval descriptions for eight species of Microrhagus Dejean...
Otto R.L. 2015. Insecta Mundi 0421: 1-46.
2.
New species records for Wisconsin false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae), with a checklist of the Wisconsin eucnemid fauna
Young D., Otto R.L. 2018. Great Lakes Entomol. 50: 47-51.
Contributed by
Robert Otto
on 5 June, 2015 - 5:36pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 24 February, 2021 - 3:22pm