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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Carrion Beetles (Silphidae) » Oiceoptoma » Ridged Carrion Beetle (Oiceoptoma inaequale)

Species Oiceoptoma inaequale - Ridged Carrion Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · 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 Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea
Family Silphidae (Carrion Beetles)
Genus Oiceoptoma
Species inaequale (Ridged Carrion Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Oiceoptoma inaequale (Fabricius 1781)
Size
8.6-14.4 mm(1)
Identification
All black, with strong ridges on elytra. Ventral side of elytra is bright metallic blue, shining in flight. Elytra are held up in the manner of a butterfly's wings while in flight. This gives a protean, "disappearing" effect as the beetle lands.(1)
Range
e NA (QC-FL to ON-ND-TX) - Map (1)(2)
Habitat
Deciduous forests, often near water. Less common where O. noveboracensis is found(1)
Season
i-x(1)
Food
Adults consume fly larvae at carrion
Works Cited
1.The Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Nebraska
Brett Ratcliffe. 1996. University of Nebraska State Museum.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Cotinis on 6 September, 2004 - 10:12am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 18 October, 2022 - 12:44pm

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