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Species Leptacinus intermedius

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Staphy 2 - Leptacinus intermedius Leptacinus intermedius L. intermedius - Leptacinus intermedius - male L. intermedius - Leptacinus intermedius - male Leptacinus intermedius - male Leptacinus intermedius Leptacinus intermedius

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea
Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily Xantholininae
Tribe Xantholinini
Genus Leptacinus
Species intermedius (Leptacinus intermedius)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Leptacinus intermedius Donisthorpe, 1936

Size

3.8-4.8 mm(1)

Range

Native to w. Palaearctic, adventive and widespread in NA except se. US(2)

Habitat

Dung, compost, and other decaying organics(2)(1)

Remarks

earliest NA record: QC 1903(2)

Works Cited

1.Revision of the subfamily Xantholininae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Smetana A. 1982. Mem. Ent. Soc. Canada 114: 1-389.
2.Introduced Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada
Majka C.G., Klimaszewski J. 2008. The Canadian Entomologist 140: 48-72.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 23 January, 2007 - 1:26pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Bbarnd, v belov, pierrickb
Last updated 29 May, 2023 - 1:25pm

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