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Species Anthicus cervinus

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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 Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
Family Anthicidae (Antlike Flower Beetles)
Subfamily Anthicinae
Genus Anthicus
Species cervinus (Anthicus cervinus)
Other Common Names
Cloudy Flower Beetle
Explanation of Names
Anthicus cervinus LaFerté-Sénectère 1849
Size
2.5-3.3 mm(1)
Range
throughout NA (NS-BC to FL-TX-CA & Mexico) - Map (2)(D.S. Chandler, pers. comm. to =v=)(3), ton of TX records
Habitat
Adults common under debris, especially in sandy habitats(1)
Season
spring through fall(1)
Life Cycle
adults overwinter(1)
Remarks
One of the most commonly collected anthicids at light across the US and southern Canada. -D.S. Chandler
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 Phillip Harpootlian on 19 September, 2005 - 4:21pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 20 January, 2022 - 9:54am

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