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Species Philothermus glabriculus

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Philothermus glabriculus Philothermus glabriculus Philothermus glabriculus? - Philothermus glabriculus little brown beetle - Philothermus glabriculus Unknown Beetle - Philothermus glabriculus Beetle - Philothermus glabriculus Coccinelloidea – Minute Bark Beetles – Cerylonidae – Ceryloninae – Philothermus glabriculus - Philothermus glabriculus Philothermus glabriculus In Maryland - Philothermus glabriculus

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 Cerylonidae (Minute Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Ceryloninae
Genus Philothermus
Species glabriculus (Philothermus glabriculus)

Explanation of Names

Philothermus glabriculus LeConte 1863
glabriculus = 'rather smooth'

Size

1.9‒2.3 mm(1)

Range

e.NA(1)

Habitat

under bark, in rotten logs, sawdust piles, malt traps, leaf litter, tree holes, and forest debris(1)

Remarks

the most common eastern cerylonid; may occur with Cerylon unicolor, which is easily distinguished by the much narrower body and 1-segmented club(1)

See Also

P. puberulus is smaller (1.6‒1.9 mm), more elongate; has numerous long, erect hairs; distinctly crenulate pronotal sides; and coarser, denser pronotal punctation(1)

Works Cited

1.The North American Cerylonidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia)
John F. Lawrence and Karl Stephan. 1975. Cambridge Entomological Club.
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 16 February, 2006 - 5:02pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, onegunah
Last updated 3 March, 2024 - 12:16pm

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