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Genus Chelonarium

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Byrrhoidea (Pill, Water and Toe-winged Beetles)
Family Chelonariidae (Turtle Beetles)
Genus Chelonarium
Explanation of Names
Chelonarium Fabricius 1801
Numbers
1-2 spp. in our area, ~200 total
Range
warmer parts of the world, more common in the Neotropics; in our area, se. US (VA-FL to OK-TX)(1)
Internet References
Overview(2)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.Lawrence J.F., et al. (2000-2005) Elateriformia (Coleoptera): descriptions, illustrations, identification...
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 16 November, 2006 - 6:50am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 12 January, 2015 - 10:53pm

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