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Cilea silphoides
Species
Cilea silphoides
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily
Tachyporinae (Crab-like Rove Beetles)
Tribe
Vatesini
Genus
Cilea
Species
silphoides
(Cilea silphoides)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=
Leucoparyphus silphoides
Range
cosmopolitan, native range unknown; adventive in NA and Europe and now widespread in the US and adjacent Canada
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Habitat
usually synanthropic, in decaying plant material (compost, grass piles, rotting hay, fruit, dung)
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Works Cited
1.
Bousquet Y., ed. (1991) Checklist of the beetles of Canada and Alaska
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.
American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by
Tim Loh
on 16 December, 2011 - 7:45pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 17 December, 2011 - 7:42am