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Species Melandrya striata

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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 Melandryidae (False Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily Melandryinae
Tribe Melandryini
Genus Melandrya
Species striata (Melandrya striata)
Explanation of Names
Melandrya striata Say 1824
Size
7.0-15 mm(1)
Range
transcontinental (NS-BC to SC-MO-ND)(1)(2)(3)
Habitat
Commonly found under bark; larvae in deciduous logs(1)
Remarks
Parasitized by Arotes amoenus
Works Cited
1.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.
2.Tenebrionoidea of South Carolina
Janet C. Ciegler. 2014. Clemson University.
3.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.