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Species Rypobius marinus

Minute Hooded Beetle - Rypobius marinus Minute Hooded Beetle - Rypobius marinus Minute Hooded Beetle - Rypobius marinus Minute Hooded Beetle - Rypobius marinus Beetle - Rypobius marinus Beetle - Rypobius marinus Odd beetle - Rypobius marinus Beetle - Rypobius marinus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Corylophidae (Minute Hooded Beetles)
Tribe Rypobiini
Genus Rypobius
Species marinus (Rypobius marinus)
Explanation of Names
Rypobius marinus LeConte 1852
Size
1.0-1.2 mm(1)
Range
Atlantic coast (NB-FL to ON)(1)(2)
Habitat
under beach-drift and in salt marshes(1)
Print References
LeConte, J.L. 1852: Remarks upon the Coccinellidae of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, 6: 129-145.
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard
Works Cited
1.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.
2.Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition
Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.