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Species Sosylus costatus

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Sosylus costatus LeConte - Sosylus costatus Sosylus costatus LeConte - Sosylus costatus Sosylus costatus Sosylus costatus Sosylus costatus - Sosylus costatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Bothriderid group)
Family Bothrideridae (Dry Bark Beetles)
Tribe Deretaphrini
Genus Sosylus
Species costatus (Sosylus costatus)

Explanation of Names

Sosylus costatus LeConte 1863

Size

3.8-4.1 mm(1)

Range

se US (TX-FL-VA-AR) - Map (1)(2)

Print References

LeConte, J.L. (1863) New species of North American Coleoptera, pt. I. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, no. 167. 1-86.

Internet References

Type - MCZ, Harvard

Works Cited

1.The Bothrideridae and Colydiidae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Clavicornia and Heteromera)
Stephan K.H. 1989. Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry. xii, 65 p.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by v belov on 26 January, 2010 - 12:57pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 20 June, 2023 - 12:46am

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