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Species Omosita nearctica

Omosita nearctica Kirejtshuk - Omosita nearctica

Nitidulid - possible Omosita? - Omosita nearctica

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 (Nitidulid series)

Family Nitidulidae (Sap-feeding Beetles)

Subfamily Nitidulinae

Tribe Nitidulini

No Taxon (Nitidula complex)

Genus Omosita

Species nearctica (Omosita nearctica)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

most former nearctic records of O. colon refer to this species; O. colon is currently considered to be native to Eurasia (Kirejtshuk 1987) but both spp. are listed as valid and native to NA in (1)

status of the two needs further study

Explanation of Names

Omosita nearctica Kirejtshuk 1987

Size

2.4-3.7 mm (Kirejtshuk 1987)

Range

e NA, plus scattered w. records - Map (Kirejtshuk 1987)(1)(2)

Habitat

common in anthropogenic habitats and subject to spreading via human agency (Kirejtshuk 1987)

Remarks

there are confirmed specimens of true O. colon from ON (Kirejtshuk 1987) and across Canada(1)

Print References

Kirejtshuk A.G. (1987) New taxa of nitidulid beetles (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) of eastern hemisphere (Part 1). Omosita nearctica sp. n., vicariant of Palaearctic O. colon (L.). Tr. ZIN AN SSSR 164: 63-94 (Full text, in Russian)

Works Cited

1.	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.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 17 November, 2005 - 8:07pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Boris Bueche, v belov
Last updated 8 June, 2021 - 12:22am

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