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Species Arthrolips misella

Minute hooded beetle - Arthrolips misella Arthrolips misellus (LeConte) - Arthrolips misella Minute hooded beetle (Corylophidae) - Arthrolips misella Minute hooded beetle (Corylophidae) - Arthrolips misella Minute hooded beetle (Corylophidae) - Arthrolips misella Arthrolips misella? - Arthrolips misella
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 (Coccinellid group)
Family Corylophidae (Minute Hooded Beetles)
Tribe Parmulini
Genus Arthrolips
Species misella (Arthrolips misella)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sacium misellum LeConte 1852
Explanation of Names
Arthrolips misella (LeConte)
misellus = 'wretched'
Size
0.9-1.0 mm(1)
Range
e. US (NH-VA-?TX)(1)(2)(3)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.
2.University of New Hampshire Insect and Arachnid Collections
3.Illustrated Beetle (Coleoptera) Inventory of the Sabal Palm Sanctuary (Cameron County, Texas)
Edward G. Riley & Michael A. Quinn. 2011. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.