Species Pentaria trifasciata

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

Scraptiidae, False Flower Beetle - Pentaria trifasciata

Scraptiidae, False Flower Beetle, dorsal - Pentaria trifasciata

Pentaria trifasciata? - Pentaria trifasciata

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 Scraptiidae (False Flower Beetles)

Subfamily Anaspidinae

Tribe Pentariini

Genus Pentaria

Species trifasciata (Pentaria trifasciata)

Explanation of Names

Pentaria trifasciata (Melsheimer 1845)

Size

3.0-4.0 mm(1)

Range

transcontinental in NA - Map (2)(1)(3)

Habitat

Adults on flowers of trees and shrubs(1)

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)

Contributed by v belov on 18 March, 2009 - 8:12am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 14 April, 2024 - 5:14pm

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