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Species Heterocerus intermuralis

Heterocerus intermuralis (Pacheco) - Heterocerus intermuralis - male Heterocerus intermuralis Pacheco - Heterocerus intermuralis Heterocerus intermuralis Pacheco - Heterocerus intermuralis Mud lover - Heterocerus intermuralis Heterocerus intermuralis Pacheco - Heterocerus intermuralis Heterocerid - Heterocerus intermuralis - male Heterocerus intermuralis (Pacheco) - Heterocerus intermuralis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Byrrhoidea
Family Heteroceridae (Variegated Mud-loving Beetles)
Genus Heterocerus
No Taxon (gnatho species-group)
Species intermuralis (Heterocerus intermuralis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Neoheterocerus intermuralis (Pacheco)
Orig. Comb: Heterocerus intermuralis Pacheco 1964
Size
3.9-5.9 mm(1)
Identification
has wheat-colored dark areas (J.G. King, 2010)
Elytra grayish-brown, without reddish hue; dominated by pale markings that are highly variable in shape and definition and only vaguely trifasciate(1)
Range
TX-MS; Dominican Republic(1) + AZ (Det. J.G. King 2011)
See Also
specimens of H. intermuralis and H. pallidus were commonly misidentified as H. gnatho(1)
Works Cited
1.The variegated mud-loving beetles (Heteroceridae) of Mississippi and Alabama, with discussion and keys to se US spp.
King, J.G. and P.K. Lago. 2012. Insecta Mundi 0275: 1-53.
Contributed by v belov on 9 April, 2010 - 7:12pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Tim Moyer
Last updated 15 February, 2023 - 11:34am

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