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Species Pechalius subvittatus

Representative Images

Pechalius subvittatus Casey - Pechalius subvittatus Pechalius subvittatus Casey - Pechalius subvittatus Pechalius subvittatus? - Pechalius subvittatus Pechalius subvittatus? - Pechalius subvittatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
Family Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily Pimeliinae
Tribe Epitragini
Genus Pechalius
Species subvittatus (Pechalius subvittatus)

Explanation of Names

Pechalius subvittatus Casey 1907

Size

9.4 mm (Casey 1907)

Identification

Key to species of Pechalius (1)

Range

w. TX / Durango, Mex. - Map (2)(3)

Remarks

Type Locality: Marfa, Presidio Co., TX

Print References

Casey, T.L. 1907. A Revision of the American Components of the Tenebrionid Subfamily Tentyriinae. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 9: 275–522. Full Text

Internet References

Type Info - Smithsonian

Works Cited

1.A new species of Pechalius Casey from New Mexico and Arizona (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Charles A. Triplehorn. 1974. The Entomological Society of Washington.
2.Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America
Yves Bousquet, Donald B. Thomas, Patrice Bouchard, Aaron D. Smith, Rolf L. Aalbu, M. Andrew Johnston, Warren E. Steiner Jr. 2018. ZooKeys 728: 1-455.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 5 July, 2010 - 9:24pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Edward Ruden
Last updated 7 February, 2021 - 8:26pm

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