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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Cucujid series » Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles (Passandridae) » Catogenus » Catogenus rufus

Species Catogenus rufus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · Works Cited
TX Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles? - Catogenus rufus Parasitic Flat Bark Beetle - Catogenus rufus Parasitic Flat Bark Beetle - Catogenus rufus Passandridae, Parasitic Flat Bark Beetle, ventral - Catogenus rufus Unknown - Catogenus rufus Beetle for ID - Catogenus rufus Catogenus rufus Florida Beetle for ID - Catogenus rufus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
No Taxon (Cucujid series)
Family Passandridae (Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles)
Genus Catogenus
Species rufus (Catogenus rufus)
Explanation of Names
Catogenus rufus (Fabricius 1798)
Size
4-13 mm(1)
Identification
Range
e. NA (QC-ND to FL-TX) to Costa Rica - Map (1)(2); the only Catogenus sp. east of AZ (M.C. Thomas, 28.viii.2008)
Habitat
under bark
Life Cycle
Larvae are ectoparasitoids of cerambycid and braconid pupae, adult feeding habits unknown(1)(3)
Works Cited
1.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.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.
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 2 November, 2005 - 8:26pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 28 April, 2022 - 3:08am

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