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Genus Geomysaprinus

Histerid - Geomysaprinus rugosifrons Histeridae 1 - Geomysaprinus Histeridae 1 - Geomysaprinus Histerid - Geomysaprinus moniliatus Geomysaprinus formicus (Hinton) - Geomysaprinus formicus Geomysaprinus formicus (Hinton) - Geomysaprinus formicus Hister beetle - Geomysaprinus Histerid - Geomysaprinus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Hydrophiloidea
Family Histeridae (Clown Beetles)
Subfamily Saprininae
Tribe Euspilotini
Genus Geomysaprinus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
needs revision
Explanation of Names
Geomysaprinus Ross 1940
Numbers
>30 spp. in at least 2 subgenera in our area(1)
Range
most of the US and adjacent Canada(1)
Habitat
rodent burrows (one sp. in Atta texana nests)(1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 8 November, 2007 - 7:06pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 15 January, 2014 - 5:57am

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