Species Colopterus maculatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Remarks · Works Cited

backyard beetle species 260! - Colopterus maculatus

Colopterus maculatus (Erichson) - Colopterus maculatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Cucujoidea

No Taxon (Nitidulid series)

Family Nitidulidae (Sap-feeding Beetles)

Subfamily Cillaeinae

Genus Colopterus

Species maculatus (Colopterus maculatus)

Explanation of Names

Colopterus maculatus (Erichson 1843)

Size

4.0-5.9 mm(1)

Range

e US to AZ (ON-NY-FL to WI-IA-TX; AZ)(1)(2)(3)

Remarks

Comes to lights

Works Cited

1.	Price M.B., Cira T. (2008) Kateretidae & Nitidulidae of Wisconsin

2.	The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2. Downie, N.M., and R.H. Arnett. 1996. The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, FL.

3.	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 Tim R. Moyer on 17 April, 2008 - 11:10am
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 21 June, 2016 - 10:47am

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