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Species Deretaphrus oregonensis

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
Species oregonensis (Deretaphrus oregonensis)
Explanation of Names
Deretaphrus oregonensis Horn 1872
Size
9.7-11.5 mm(1) (our largest bothriderid)
Range
Pacific Northwest (MT-BC-CA)(2)(1)
Remarks
not rare(3)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.California Beetle Project
2.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.
3.The Bothrideridae and Colydiidae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Clavicornia and Heteromera)
Stephan K.H. 1989. Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry. xii, 65 p.