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Gyrohypnus fracticornis
Species
Gyrohypnus fracticornis
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily
Xantholininae
Tribe
Xantholinini
Genus
Gyrohypnus
Species
fracticornis
(Gyrohypnus fracticornis)
Explanation of Names
Gyrohypnus fracticornis
(O.F. Müller 1776)
Size
6.0-8.5 mm
Range
native to the Palaearctic, adventive elsewhere (cosmopolitan) and occurs over most of NA
(
1
)
Habitat
decaying organic material, esp. dung
(
1
)
Remarks
earliest record in our area: PA 1846
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
Introduced Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada
Majka C.G., Klimaszewski J. 2008. The Canadian Entomologist 140: 48-72.
Contributed by
John F. Carr
on 13 April, 2009 - 5:57pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
,
v belov
Last updated 31 July, 2020 - 5:03pm