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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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Pedilus terminalis
Species
Pedilus terminalis
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
Pyrochroidae (Fire-Colored Beetles)
Subfamily
Pedilinae
Genus
Pedilus
Species
terminalis
(Pedilus terminalis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pedilus terminalis
(Say)
Orig. Comb:
Anthicus terminalis
Say 1827
Size
5-8 mm
(
1
)
Identification
Det. A.V. Evans, 2010
Range
e. NA (QC-SC to ON-MO)
(
2
)
(
1
)
(BG data)
Remarks
adults attracted by cantharidin
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.
Contributed by
Nicolas Gompel
on 9 February, 2008 - 4:54am
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 11 April, 2016 - 10:47am