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Species Atalantycha dentigera

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Cantharidae - Atalantycha dentigera - male - female

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 Cantharinae

Tribe Cantharini

Genus Atalantycha

Species dentigera (Atalantycha dentigera)

Explanation of Names

Atalantycha dentigera (LeConte 1851)

Size

8-10 mm(1)

Range

e. NA (QC-ON-IA to SC-TX) - Map (2)(1)

Season

late May-Jun(1)

Works Cited

1.	The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States Pelletier G., Hébert C. 2014. CJAI 25.

2.	A review of Ancistronycha Märkel with the description of Atalantycha, a new nearctic genus (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) Kazantsev S. 2005. The Coleopterists Bulletin 59(2): 204–210.

Contributed by v belov on 20 May, 2009 - 8:28pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 5 April, 2023 - 2:11am

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