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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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Toramus pulchellus
Species
Toramus pulchellus
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily
Cucujoidea
No Taxon
(Erotylid series)
Family
Erotylidae (Pleasing Fungus Beetles)
Subfamily
Xenoscelinae
Genus
Toramus
Species
pulchellus
(Toramus pulchellus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Toramus pulchellus
(LeConte)
Orig. Comb:
Tomarus pulchellus
LeConte, 1866
Explanation of Names
pulchellus
(L). 'beautiful'
(
1
)
Range
e US (TX-FL-NH-IA)
(
2
)
,(BG data)
Internet References
Type
- MCZ, Harvard
Works Cited
1.
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.
A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
Contributed by
Jim McClarin
on 3 December, 2006 - 2:44pm
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
Last updated 14 July, 2017 - 4:36pm