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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Ironclad Beetles (Zopheridae) » Cylindrical Bark Beetles (Colydiinae) » Synchitini » Microprius » Microprius rufulus

Species Microprius rufulus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Habitat · Works Cited
Microprius rufulus Colydiinae - better photos 2 of 3 - Microprius rufulus Modesto2 J14 - Microprius rufulus Colydiinae - Bitoma? - Microprius rufulus Cylindrical Bark Beetle on stump - Microprius rufulus Cylindrical Bark Beetle on stump - Microprius rufulus Cylindrical Bark Beetle on stump - Microprius rufulus Cylindrical Bark Beetle on stump - Microprius rufulus
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 Zopheridae (Ironclad Beetles)
Subfamily Colydiinae (Cylindrical Bark Beetles)
Tribe Synchitini
Genus Microprius
Species rufulus (Microprius rufulus)
Explanation of Names
Microprius rufulus (Motschulsky 1863)
Range
s. Calif., VA - Map (1)(2), widespread in the Old World
Habitat
under bark of various trees; comes to light(1)
Works Cited
1.Lord N.P., Nearns E.H., Miller K.B. (2011-2013) Ironclad ID
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by v belov on 19 September, 2011 - 8:39am
Additional contributions by Hartmut Wisch, Mike Quinn
Last updated 12 February, 2022 - 5:48pm

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