Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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

Coleoptera - Diaperis maculata Beetle - Diaperis maculata Diaperis maculata ? - Diaperis maculata Diaperis maculata Darkling Beetle - Diaperis maculata darkling beetle - Diaperis maculata Diaperis maculata Darkling Beetle - 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 Teneb
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)
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 20 April, 2024 - 3:46pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo