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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Handsome Fungus Beetles (Endomychidae) » Epipocinae » Epipocus » Epipocus opacus

Species Epipocus opacus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
Epipocus opacus Strohecker - Epipocus opacus Beetle - Epipocus opacus Epipocus - Epipocus opacus Epipocus - Epipocus opacus Epipocus - Epipocus opacus Arizona Beetle for ID - Epipocus opacus Arizona Beetle for ID - Epipocus opacus Endomychidae - Epipocus opacus - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Endomychidae (Handsome Fungus Beetles)
Subfamily Epipocinae
Genus Epipocus
Species opacus (Epipocus opacus)
Explanation of Names
Epipocus opacus Strohecker 1977
Size
6-6.8 mm(1)
Range
CA-AZ(2), w. TX(3) / Baja(1)
Internet References
Type - Smithsonian
Works Cited
1.Revision of the genus Epipocus (Coleoptera: Endomychidae)
Strohecker H.F. 1977. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 103: 303-325.
2.An annotated checklist of the handsome fungus beetles of the world (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae)
Shockley et al. 2009. Zootaxa 1999: 1-113.
3.Texas A&M University Insect Collection (TAMUIC)
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 15 May, 2014 - 1:30pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 23 June, 2016 - 10:22am

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