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Species Silis lutea

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)

Superfamily Elateroidea

Family Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles)

Subfamily Silinae

Tribe Silini

Genus Silis

Species lutea (Silis lutea)

Explanation of Names

Silis lutea LeConte in Melsheimer 1853

Size

4.5-6.5 mm(1)

Range

Pacific Coast: BC to n. half of CA(1)

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the Nearctic species of Silis (Cantharidae: Coleoptera) Green J.W. 1966. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 32: 447-513.

Contributed by Tim Loh on 2 November, 2011 - 10:08am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 10 February, 2013 - 1:12am

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