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Genus Deretaphrus

Deretaphrus oregonensis Horn - Deretaphrus oregonensis Deretaphrus oregonensis Horn - Deretaphrus oregonensis 9058719 Rhysodid - Deretaphrus oregonensis 9058719 Bothrideridae  DRY BARK BEETLE - Deretaphrus oregonensis
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 Bothrideridae (Dry Bark Beetles)
Tribe Deretaphrini
Genus Deretaphrus
Explanation of Names
Deretaphrus Newman 1842
Numbers
A single species in our area(1), dozens worldwide [24 in Australia(2) alone]
Range
in our area, Pacific Northwest to CA(1)(3)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.Australian Faunal Directory
3.California Beetle Project