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Species Holopsis marginicollis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Corylophidae (Minute Hooded Beetles)
Genus Holopsis
Species marginicollis (Holopsis marginicollis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Corylophus marginicollis LeConte, Corylophodes marginicollis (LeConte)
Explanation of Names
Holopsis marginicollis (LeConte 1852)
Size
0.9-1.0 mm(1)
Range
e. NA (QC-FL to MB-TX) - Map (2)(1)(3), most record e. of the Miss. R.
Habitat
in leaf litter and on vegetation, often under leaves(1)
Food
larva reportedly develops on powdery mildew, Uncinula flexuosa(1)
Print References
LeConte, J.L. 1852. Remarks upon the Coccinellidae of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 129–145.
Internet References
Syntype - MCZ, Harvard
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.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)