Species Brathinus varicornis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Antlike Flower Beetle? - Brathinus varicornis

Brathinus varicornis LeConte - Brathinus varicornis

grass-root beetle - Brathinus varicornis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)

Superfamily Staphylinoidea

Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)

Subfamily Omaliinae (Ocellate Rove Beetles)

Tribe Anthophagini

Genus Brathinus

Species varicornis (Brathinus varicornis)

Explanation of Names

Brathinus varicornis LeConte 1852

Size

3.2-3.8 mm(1)

Identification

The white tipped antennae separate it from B. nitidus (all brown antennae) - D.S. Chandler

Range

e. US & adjacent Canada (QC-NJ to ON-MI)(1)

Works Cited

1.	The distribution of Brathinus nitidus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and a new key to the North American species Frank J.H., Habeck D.H., Peck S.B. 1987. The Coleopterists Bulletin 41: 137-140.

Contributed by tom murray on 27 May, 2006 - 4:22pm
Additional contributions by v belov, metrioptera
Last updated 15 June, 2014 - 4:51pm

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