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Species Cymatodera dietrichi

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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 Cleroidea
Family Cleridae (Checkered Beetles)
Subfamily Tillinae
Genus Cymatodera
Species dietrichi (Cymatodera dietrichi)
Explanation of Names
Cymatodera dietrichi Barr 1952
named after Dr. Henry Dietrich, Dept Entomol., Cornell U.
Size
8.1-13.3 mm(1)
Range
AZ to c. & n. TX; c. Mexico - Map (1)(2)
See Also
frequently is misidentified as C. umbrina, C. morosa, or C. belfragei. It appears to be most closely related to the allopatric C. belfragei and can be distinguished by having a narrower elytral fascia and a very finely, sparsely punctured pronotum. The structure of the sixth abdominal sternite of the male is also very different.(1)
Print References
Van Pelt A.F. (2002) Insect species described from Big Bend National Park. Insecta Mundi 16: 124-145. Full text
Works Cited
1.New species of Cymatodera from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico (Coleoptera, Cleridae)
William F. Barr. 1952. American Museum novitates, no. 1572, June 10.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 23 August, 2006 - 9:11pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 27 October, 2021 - 10:57am

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