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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Antlike Flower Beetles (Anthicidae) » Anthicinae » Omonadus » Narrow-necked Grain Beetle (Omonadus floralis)

Species Omonadus floralis - Narrow-necked Grain Beetle

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Anthicidae (Antlike Flower Beetles)
Subfamily Anthicinae
Genus Omonadus
Species floralis (Narrow-necked Grain Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Omonadus floralis (Linnaeus)
Orig. Comb: Anthicus floralis Linnaeus 1758
Size
2.7–3.5 mm(1)
Identification
"head base is wide and indented" - Donald S. Chandler, 2010
Range
cosmopolitan(1), n. NA (NF-AK) to Argentina & Chile; native to tropical Asia - Map (2)(3)
Remarks
world's most commonly reported anthicid associated with stored products(4); infests grain and dried fruit(1)
Internet References
Species page(5)
Works Cited
1.Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology
Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.
2.Coleoptera families other than Cerambycidae, Curculionidae sensu lato, Chrysomelidae sensu lato and Coccinelidae -- Chapter 8.5
Denux O., Zagatti P. 2010. BioRisk 4: 315–406.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
4.Beetles associated with stored products in Canada: An identification guide
Bousquet Y. 1990. Research Branch Agriculture Canada, Publication 1837.
5.WCG – Website of the Watford Coleoptera Group
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 19 June, 2006 - 7:38pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 30 July, 2022 - 11:46pm

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