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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Diaperinae » Diaperini » Diaperina » Diaperis » Diaperis maculata

Species Diaperis maculata

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · See Also · Works Cited
Darkling Beetle - Diaperis maculata Diaperis maculata Diaperis maculata beetle - Diaperis maculata Pleasing Fungus Beetle? - Diaperis maculata Diaperis maculata Diaperis maculata beetle orange blk - Diaperis maculata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
Family Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily Diaperinae
Tribe Diaperini
Subtribe Diaperina
Genus Diaperis
Species maculata (Diaperis maculata)
Other Common Names
Two-spotted Diaperis
Explanation of Names
Diaperis maculata Olivier 1791
Size
4.7-7.2 mm(1)
Range
e NA (NS-FL to SK-TX) to Panama; W. Indies - Map (2)(3)
Habitat
under bark and in fleshy fungi(1)
See Also
Diaperis nigronotata Pic - five spots across its elytra
- Range: e. US
Det. M. A. Quinn, 2012
Works Cited
1.Tenebrionoidea of South Carolina
Janet C. Ciegler. 2014. Clemson University.
2.Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America
Yves Bousquet, Donald B. Thomas, Patrice Bouchard, Aaron D. Smith, Rolf L. Aalbu, M. Andrew Johnston, Warren E. Steiner Jr. 2018. ZooKeys 728: 1-455.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 15 February, 2005 - 4:24pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 11 May, 2024 - 4:04pm

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