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Species Monotoma longicollis

Monotoma longicollis (Gyllenhal) - Monotoma longicollis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Cucujoidea

Family Monotomidae (Minute Clubbed Beetles)

Subfamily Monotominae

Genus Monotoma

Species longicollis (Monotoma longicollis)

Explanation of Names

Monotoma longicollis (Gyllenhal 1827)

longicollis = 'long-necked'

Size

1.4-1.9 mm(1)

Identification

Det. T. McElrath, 2011

Range

native to the Palaearctic, widespread in our area(1)(2)

Works Cited

1.	Taxonomic review of the Canadian species of the genus Monotoma Herbst (Coleoptera: Monotomidae) Bousquet Y., LaPlante S. (1999). 2000. Proc. Ent. Soc. Ontario 130: 67-96.

2.	Monotomidae (Coleoptera) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada Majka C.G., Bousquet Y. 2010. J. Acad. Entomol. Soc. 6: 1-8.

Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 16 November, 2008 - 6:35pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 24 May, 2018 - 11:44am

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