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Species Mesocoelopus collaris

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Bostrichoidea
Family Ptinidae (Death-watch and Spider Beetles)
Subfamily Mesocoelopodinae
Genus Mesocoelopus
Species collaris (Mesocoelopus collaris)
Explanation of Names
Mesocoelopus collaris Mulsant & Rey 1864
Size
~2 mm
Range
native to W. Europe, introduced to NA
Food
Larvae develop in dry vines of English Ivy (Hedera helix)