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Deleaster dichrous
Species
Deleaster dichrous
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily
Oxytelinae (Spiny-legged Rove Beetles)
Tribe
Euphaniini
Genus
Deleaster
Species
dichrous
(Deleaster dichrous)
Range
native to w. Palaearctic; in NA first found in PQ (1934), currently known in the northeast (NF-NH-ON)
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1
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Habitat
often in damp basements, but also in the wild along streams
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1
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Works Cited
1.
Introduced Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada
Majka C.G., Klimaszewski J. 2008. The Canadian Entomologist 140: 48-72.
Contributed by
v belov
on 23 October, 2010 - 10:42pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 24 October, 2010 - 7:26am