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Species Tetragonoderus laevigatus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Harpalitae
Tribe Cyclosomini
Genus Tetragonoderus
Species laevigatus (Tetragonoderus laevigatus)
Explanation of Names
Tetragonoderus laevigatus Chaudoir 1876
Range
adventive FL-LA, native to S. America (Brazil to c. Argentina) - Map (Shpeley & Ball 2008)(1)(2)
Print References
Shpeley D., Ball G.E. (2008) Taxonomic review of the Neotropical Tetragonoderus quadriguttatus assemblage (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cyclosomini) with description of T. deuvei, new species, and new West Indian and Nearctic locality records. Insecta Mundi 0050: 1-16 (Full text)
Works Cited
1. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)