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Madagascar Beetle (Leichenum canaliculatum)
Species
Leichenum canaliculatum
- Madagascar Beetle
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
Family
Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily
Blaptinae
Tribe
Pedinini
Subtribe
Leichenina
Genus
Leichenum
Species
canaliculatum
(Madagascar Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Leichenum canaliculatum
(Fabricius 1798)
Numbers
several sspp., of which only
L. c. variegatum
in our area
(
1
)
Range
widespread in the Old World tropics, adventive in our area (coastel se.US)
(
1
)
Habitat
coastal areas
Works Cited
1.
Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America
Yves Bousquet, Donald B. Thomas, Patrice Bouchard, Aaron D. Smith, Rolf L. Aalbu, M. Andrew Johnston, Warren E. Steiner Jr. 2018. ZooKeys 728: 1-455.
Contributed by
Phillip Harpootlian
on 4 June, 2006 - 8:30pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
,
Robin McLeod
,
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 23 December, 2024 - 1:33pm