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Statira gagatina
Species
Statira gagatina
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
Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily
Lagriinae (Long-jointed Beetles)
Tribe
Lagriini
Genus
Statira
Species
gagatina
(Statira gagatina)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Statyra resplendens
Melsheimer 1846
Statira gagatina resplendens
Melsheimer of Parsons (1965)
Explanation of Names
Statira gagatina
Melsheimer
1845
gagatina
= 'jet black'
Size
6.5-9.5 mm
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1
)
Range
e. NA to the Brazos R. (QC-GA to WI-TX) -
Map
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, widely dist., but uncommon
Season
Mar-Sep in SC
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1
)
See Also
Statira basalis
Horn
- Range: se US
Det. E. G. Riley, 2009
Works Cited
1.
Tenebrionoidea of South Carolina
Janet C. Ciegler. 2014. Clemson University.
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.
3.
List of Coleoptera Collected in Latimer County, Oklahoma by Karl Stephan (2002)
4.
The Darkling Beetles of Florida and Eastern United States (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).
Dunford et al. 2005. University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville.
5.
A key to nearctic Statira and Arthromacra (Lagriidae)
Parsons C.T. 1975. The Coleopterists Bulletin 29: 211-226.
6.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by
Jeff Gruber
on 28 January, 2008 - 10:04pm
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
Bbarnd
,
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 30 March, 2022 - 10:39pm