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Species Polypleurus perforatus

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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 Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily Stenochiinae
Tribe Cnodalonini
Genus Polypleurus
Species perforatus (Polypleurus perforatus)
Other Common Names
Lesser Polypleurus Teneb
Explanation of Names
Polypleurus perforatus (Germar 1824)
Range
se. US (e.TX-FL-NJ-IL) - Map (1)(2)
Habitat
an indicator of undisturbed woodland gaps(1)
See Also
Length greater than 13 mm....geminatus Solier
Length less than 11 mm....perforatus (Germar)