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Genus Akephorus

Likely Dyschirius...but what species? - Akephorus marinus

Tiny little beach beetles - Akephorus marinus

Tiny little beach beetles - Akephorus obesus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)

Subfamily Scaritinae

Tribe Dyschiriini

Genus Akephorus

Numbers

2 spp. in the genus, both in our area(1)

Identification

adults brachypterous(1)

Range

Pacific Coast (so. BC-CA)(1)

Habitat

sandy seashores, under debris(1)

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.

Contributed by Tim Loh on 9 February, 2011 - 1:55am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 9 February, 2011 - 7:26am

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