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Species Biocrypta prospiciens

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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 Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea
Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily Paederinae
Tribe Paederini
Subtribe Cryptobiina
Genus Biocrypta
Species prospiciens (Biocrypta prospiciens)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Biocrypta prospiciens (LeConte)
Orig. Comb: Cryptobium prospiciens LeConte 1878
Numbers
2 spp. n. of Mex. (1)
Identification

Det. E.G. Riley, 2009
Range
AZ, TX-OK - Map (1)(2), most records from Texas
Habitat
Leaf litter and rotten logs (1)
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)