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Species Glipa hilaris

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 Mordellidae (Tumbling Flower Beetles)

Tribe Mordellini

Genus Glipa

Species hilaris (Glipa hilaris)

Explanation of Names

Glipa hilaris (Say 1835 )

hilaris 'funny'

Size

10-12 mm(1)

Identification

One of the largest species of Mordellini, easy to recognize(2)

Range

e. US (PA-FL to IA-TX) to C Amer. - Map (1)(2)(3)

Season

mostly June-July (BG data)

Remarks

seems to be rather rare (2)

Works Cited

1.	Tenebrionoidea of South Carolina Janet C. Ciegler. 2014. Clemson University.

2.	Monograph of the Family Mordellidae (Coleoptera) of North America, North of Mexico Emil Liljeblad. 1945. University of Michigan Press.

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Boris Büche on 26 July, 2007 - 3:45am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 16 May, 2019 - 10:50am

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