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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) » Chauliognathinae » Chauliognathini » Chauliognathus » Chauliognathus misellus

Species Chauliognathus misellus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Season · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Chauliognathus misellus another Chauliognathus sp? - Chauliognathus misellus Flower Longhorn Beetle? - Chauliognathus misellus Beetle - Chauliognathus misellus Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus misellus suspect ichneumon wasp - Chauliognathus misellus Mating, Chauliognathus misellus? - Chauliognathus misellus - male - female Arizona Beetle - Chauliognathus misellus
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 Chauliognathinae
Tribe Chauliognathini
Genus Chauliognathus
Species misellus (Chauliognathus misellus)
Explanation of Names
Chauliognathus misellus Horn 1885
misellus (L). 'wretched' (1)
Size
♂ 9.5-11 mm, ♀ 11-13 mm(2)
Range
AZ, w.TX - Map (3)(4)
Season
Aug-Oct (BG data)
Remarks
interesting mimic of:
Dysdercus bimaculatus (Stål)
- AZ
Pyrrhocoridae
Print References
Horn, G.H. 1885. Contributions to the coleopterology of the United States. (Number 4). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 12: 128-162.
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.The Chauliognathini of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera-Cantharidae). Parts 1 & 2
Fender K.M. 1964. Northwest Science 38: 52–64, 95-106.
3.Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico ("The Leng Catalogue")
Charles W. Leng. 1920. John D. Sherman, Jr., Mount Vernon, NY. x + 470 pp.
4.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by v belov on 18 November, 2009 - 6:29pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 19 September, 2024 - 7:01pm

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