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Microrhagus pectinatus
Species
Microrhagus pectinatus
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily
Elateroidea
Family
Eucnemidae (False Click Beetles)
Subfamily
Melasinae
Tribe
Dirhagini
Genus
Microrhagus
Species
pectinatus
(Microrhagus pectinatus)
Explanation of Names
Microrhagus pectinatus
LeConte 1866
Size
2.5-4.2 mm
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1
)
Range
BC-NS south to OR, TX, GA
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2
)
Food
known to develop in deciduous trees, incl.
Fagus, Platanus, Ulmus
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3
)
Internet References
Species page
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1
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Works Cited
1.
Coleoptera species pages developed for the GSMNP project
2.
Eucnemid larvae of the Nearctic region. Part V: Fifth instar larval descriptions for eight species of Microrhagus Dejean...
Otto R.L. 2015. Insecta Mundi 0421: 1-46.
3.
A revision of the Nearctic Eucnemidae
Muona J. 2000. Acta Zoologica Fennica 212: 1-106.
Contributed by
Nicolas Gompel
on 8 March, 2008 - 5:08pm
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 25 February, 2021 - 8:05pm