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Species Apocellus sphaericollis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea
Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily Oxytelinae (Spiny-legged Rove Beetles)
Tribe Oxytelini
Genus Apocellus
Species sphaericollis (Apocellus sphaericollis)
Explanation of Names
Apocellus sphaericollis (Say 1834)
Identification
The only described species in eastern North America, though others probably remain undescribed. Genus needs revision.
Range
Canada (NB-AB) to Guatemala(1)(2)
Habitat
along streams near moss; open grassy areas, e.g. among lawn grasses(1)
Works Cited
1.New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada: Scaphidiinae, Piestinae, Osorinae...
Webster R.P., Sweeney J.D., Demerchant I. 2012. Zookeys 186: 239-262.
2.An Illustrated Inventory of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas
Edward G. Riley. 2013. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.
Contributed by tom murray on 1 November, 2007 - 9:04pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 13 May, 2014 - 1:19am

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