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Species Statira robusta

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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 Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily Lagriinae (Long-jointed Beetles)
Tribe Lagriini
Genus Statira
Species robusta (Statira robusta)
Explanation of Names
Statira robusta Schaeffer 1905
Size
10.5-12.5 mm(1)
Identification
larger and more robust than any of our known species (Schaeffer 1905)
female apical antennal segment equal to next 2.5-3 segments, in male equal to next 3.75-4.3 segments; brown to piceous black, head blackish(1)
Range
AZ to w. TX, CO - Map (1)(2)
Print References
Schaeffer, C. 1905c. Three new species of the genus Statira Latreille. Journal of New York Entomological Society, 13: 179-181. (Full Text)
Internet References
Type info - Smithsonian
Works Cited
1.A key to nearctic Statira and Arthromacra (Lagriidae)
Parsons C.T. 1975. The Coleopterists Bulletin 29: 211-226.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)