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Species Cryptopleurum subtile

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brown mushroom beetle - Cryptopleurum subtile brown mushroom beetle - Cryptopleurum subtile beetle - Cryptopleurum subtile Water Scavenger Beetle - Cryptopleurum subtile Cryptopleurum - Cryptopleurum subtile Hydrophilid? - Cryptopleurum subtile Loomis-J.2021.06 - Cryptopleurum subtile - male Cryptopleurum subtile - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Hydrophiloidea
Family Hydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetles)
Subfamily Sphaeridiinae
Tribe Megasternini
Genus Cryptopleurum
Species subtile (Cryptopleurum subtile)

Explanation of Names

Cryptopleurum subtile Sharp 1884

Range

native to temperate Asia(1), adventive in NA

Habitat

compost, various humid environments(1)

Food

predator(1)

Works Cited

1.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.
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 23 October, 2006 - 1:10pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 6 December, 2022 - 7:31pm

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