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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Cucujid series » Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles (Silvanidae) » Silvaninae » Ahasverus » Ahasverus rectus

Species Ahasverus rectus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Works Cited
Silvanid - Ahasverus rectus Beetle - Ahasverus rectus Beetle - Ahasverus rectus Ahasverus rectus (LeConte) - Ahasverus rectus Tenebrionidae? - Ahasverus rectus Silvaninae? - Ahasverus rectus Ahasverus rectus? - Ahasverus rectus Silvanidae - Ahasverus rectus
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 (Cucujid series)
Family Silvanidae (Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Silvaninae
Genus Ahasverus
Species rectus (Ahasverus rectus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Silvanus rectus LeConte 1854
Explanation of Names
Ahasverus rectus (LeConte)
rectus 'straight'
Size
1.8-2.2 mm(1)
Range
e US to AZ-CO (PA-FL to CO-AZ), W. Indies - Map (1)(2)
Habitat
Forest floor leaf litter(3)
Season
Mar-Nov in FL(4)
Works Cited
1.The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2.
Downie, N.M., and R.H. Arnett. 1996. The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, FL.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.
4.Survey of insects of South Florida and the Florida Keys. Flat bark beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujidae (sens. lat.)...
Thomas M.C., Peck S.B. 1991. Florida Entomologist 74: 536-543.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 30 July, 2008 - 2:29pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, Marci Hess
Last updated 8 July, 2023 - 9:42am

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