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Species Hypocacculus metallescens

Histerid - Hypocacculus metallescens - female Histerid - Hypocacculus metallescens - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Family Histeridae (Clown Beetles)
Subfamily Saprininae
Tribe Hypocaccini
Genus Hypocacculus
Species metallescens (Hypocacculus metallescens)
Explanation of Names
Hypocacculus (Hypocacculus) metallescens (Erichson 1834)
Range
native to the Palaearctic (Europe to C. Asia), adventive in our area (FL)(1)
Remarks
earliest record in our area: FL 2001(1)
Works Cited
1.Record of two species of Histeridae new to the North American fauna...
A.K. Tishechkin. 2010. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 64(3): 287–288.