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Species Stephostethus liratus

Latriid - Stephostethus liratus Small beetle - Stephostethus liratus Minute Brown Scavenger Beetle - Stephostethus liratus Latridiidae, head & pronotum - Stephostethus liratus Tiny Beetle - Stephostethus liratus Beetle - Stephostethus liratus Subfamily Latridiinae? - Stephostethus liratus Stephostethus liratus
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 Latridiidae (Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles)
Subfamily Latridiinae
Genus Stephostethus
Species liratus (Stephostethus liratus)
Explanation of Names
Stephostethus liratus (LeConte 1863)
Size
1.8–2.0 mm(1)
Range
across NA (NS-AK to NC-TX-CA) - Map (1)(2)
Habitat
diverse habitats: forests, open areas, sphagnum bogs, salt marshes, seashores, floodplains, beside streams and ponds(1)