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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Click Beetles (Elateridae) » Cardiophorinae » Floridelater » Floridelater americanus
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'Coptostethus' americanus - Floridelater americanus - male
Copyright © 2012 Blaine Mathison

'Coptostethus' americanus - Floridelater americanus - Male
Horn Island, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Size: 4.0 mm
This species was described by Horn (1871) as Coptostethus americanus. At the time, Horn seemed hesitant for this generic placement but felt it the best choice at the time. Johnson (2001) transfered this species to the genus Negastrius (where it technically currently sits). Douglas (2011) performed phylogenetic analysis of the Elateridae, with special reference to Cardiophorinae, and demostrated this species belongs in Cardiophorinae. A genus is currently being described to accommodate this species (Douglas, pers. comm 2012).

Please leave the image here until such genus is published. Please do not create gen. nov or temporary pages for this species. If the images must be moved, please place them in Negastrius americanus, but please note that name will probably be obsolete in the next year.

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'Coptostethus' americanus - Floridelater americanus - male 'Coptostethus' americanus - Floridelater americanus - male
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Contributed by Blaine Mathison on 7 August, 2012 - 12:11pm
Last updated 13 February, 2017 - 1:53pm

Moved
Moved from Coptostethus americanus.
… Blaine Mathison, 13 February, 2017 - 1:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cardiophorinae.
… Blaine Mathison, 9 April, 2015 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

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