Species Talanus stenochinus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Works Cited

Talanus sp. at blacklight - Talanus stenochinus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Tenebrionoidea

Family Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)

Subfamily Stenochiinae

Tribe Talanini

Genus Talanus

Species stenochinus (Talanus stenochinus)

Explanation of Names

Talanus stenochinus (LeConte 1878)

Size

5.5‒6.0 mm(1)

Identification

Holotype

Range

FL‒LA(2)(3)

Habitat

beaten from dead vines

Works Cited

1.	The Darkling Beetles of Florida and Eastern United States

2.	A synopsis of the genus Talanus Jacquelin du Val in America north of Mexico, with descriptions of two new species Triplehorn C.A. 1968. Col. Bull. 22: 33‒39.

3.	Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America Yves Bousquet, Donald B. Thomas, Patrice Bouchard, Aaron D. Smith, Rolf L. Aalbu, M. Andrew Johnston, Warren E. Steiner Jr. 2018. ZooKeys 728: 1-455.

Contributed by roar on 2 July, 2024 - 5:14pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 5 September, 2024 - 7:07pm

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