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Species Gnathium francilloni

Tiny orange Meloid with proboscis - Gnathium francilloni

Gnathium francilloni Kirby - Gnathium francilloni

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 Meloidae (Blister Beetles)

Subfamily Nemognathinae

Tribe Nemognathini

Genus Gnathium

Species francilloni (Gnathium francilloni)

Explanation of Names

Gnathium francilloni Kirby 1818

named after John Francillon

Size

3.5-6.0 mm(1)

Range

VA-FL to UT-AZ / Mex. - Map (1)(2), mostly AZ-UT to FL

Season

May-Nov(1)

Works Cited

1.	A taxonomic review of the genus Gnathium Kirby (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Pinto J.D. 2009. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 135: 1-58.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by v belov on 21 March, 2009 - 10:07am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 17 April, 2023 - 10:17am

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