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Species Tytthonyx erythrocephala

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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 Elateriformia)
Superfamily Elateroidea
Family Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles)
Subfamily Silinae
Genus Tytthonyx
No Taxon (subgenus Tytthonyx)
Species erythrocephala (Tytthonyx erythrocephala)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
erythrocephalus (spelling/gender) (1)
Explanation of Names
Tytthonyx erythrocephala (Fabricius)
Orig. Comb: Lampyris erythrocephala Fabricius, 1801
Size
4 (2) - 5 mm (guide image)
Range
e. US to TX - Map (3)(1)
Season
May-Jul (2)(4)(5)
Works Cited
1.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
2.An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera or beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana.
Blatchley, W. S. 1910. Indianapolis,Nature Pub. Co.
3.An Illustrated Inventory of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas
Edward G. Riley. 2013. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.
4.Insects of North Carolina
C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
5.Abundance and distribution of potential arthropod prey species in a typical Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat.
Quinn, M.A. 2000. Unpublished Thesis. Texas A&M University, College Station. ix + 182 pp.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 8 April, 2009 - 2:17pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 21 January, 2024 - 12:44pm

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