Species Epauloecus unicolor

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Bostrichoidea

Family Ptinidae (Death-watch and Spider Beetles)

Subfamily Ptininae (Spider Beetles)

Tribe Ptinini

Genus Epauloecus

Species unicolor (Epauloecus unicolor)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tipnus unicolor

Explanation of Names

Epauloecus unicolor (Piller & Mitterpacher 1783)

Size

1.5-2.5 mm

Range

native to Europe(1), adventive in NA(2) (now occurs across Canada)

Habitat

homes, warehouses, mostly in straw/hay; nests of bumblebees, birds, rodents; tree holes(1)

Remarks

earliest record in our area: NF before 1620(2)

Works Cited

1.	Coleoptera Poloniae

2.	The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia) C.J. Majka. 2007. Zootaxa 1573: 1–38.

Contributed by v belov on 26 December, 2013 - 2:12am
Last updated 11 January, 2014 - 1:29pm

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