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Species Derolathrus cavernicolus

Derolathrus cavernicolus Peck (Jacobsoniidae) - Derolathrus cavernicolus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Derodontoidea (Tooth-necked Fungus Beetles)

Family Jacobsoniidae (Jacobson's Beetles)

Genus Derolathrus

Species cavernicolus (Derolathrus cavernicolus)

Explanation of Names

Derolathrus cavernicolus Peck 2010

Size

0.9 mm(1)

Range

FL, West Indies (Barbados), ?Hawaii(1)

Habitat

bat guano in caves, leaf litter of subtropical and warm temperate forests; flight intercept traps(1)

Works Cited

1.	Derolathrus cavernicolus n. sp., a beetle family new for North America (Coleoptera: Jacobsoniidae) Peck S.B. 2010. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 103: 1-6.

Contributed by v belov on 2 December, 2010 - 8:23am
Last updated 19 February, 2018 - 11:22pm

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