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Species Coproporus rutilus

Coproporus rutilus (Erichson) - Coproporus rutilus

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 Tachyporinae (Crab-like Rove Beetles)

Tribe Vatesini

Genus Coproporus

Species rutilus (Coproporus rutilus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Orig. Comb: Tachinus rutilus Erichson 1839

Explanation of Names

rutil (L). 'red' (1)

Numbers

9 spp. n. of Mex. (2)

Size

3.8 mm (Frank & Thomas 2008)

Range

s. CA, TX-FL - Map (3)

Native to south-central US (TX, MS, and LA) (Campbell, 1975), plus CA (Caterino & Chatzimanolis 2007) and FL (Frank & Thomas 2008)

Common throughout Central America, northern South America, and the West Indies (Blackwelder 1938)

Remarks

Type locality. — Originally cited from "Americae ins. Puerto Rico et St. Thomae, in Columbia." (Blackwelder 1938)

Print References

Blackwelder R.E. 1938. Revision of the North American beetles of the staphylinid subfamily Tachyporinae. Part 2: Genus Coproporus Kraatz. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 86: 1–10. Full Text

Campbell, J.M. 1975. A revision of the genera Coproporus and Cilea (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of America north of Mexico. Canadian Entomologist 107: 175-216.

Caterino, M.S. and S. Chatzimanolis. 2007. Newly recorded and noteworthy California Staphylinidae, Coleopterist's Bulletin, 61(3): 398-407.

Frank, J. and M. Thomas. 2008. Rove beetles of Florida, Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). EENY-115, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. 13 pp. Full PDF

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.

2.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 13 November, 2009 - 11:30am
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman
Last updated 19 May, 2022 - 8:59am

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