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Cryptophagus histricus Casey 1900

  • 1. Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS, Canada
  • 2. Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton, Canada

Description

Cryptophagus histricus Casey, 1900

Cryptophagus histricus was reported by Woodroffe and Coombs (1961) from a bumblebees’ nest in Tallik Nagvak Fjord in northern Labrador (Fig. 6). This is the only record of this Nearctic species in the region. It is otherwise recorded from scattered states in

Québec Newfoundland Gaspe Prince Edward Island Cape Breton New Island Brunswick Njaine Cryptophagus difficilis Nova Cryptophagus mainensis Scotia Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus tuberculosus

western and eastern portions of the continent. Other records are from fungi, on cord wood, and in malt (Woodroffe and Coombs 1961).

Notes

Published as part of Majka, Christopher & Langor, David, 2010, Contributions towards an understanding of the Cryptophaginae (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) of Atlantic Canada, pp. 13-35 in ZooKeys 35 (35) on pages 22-23, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.35.314, http://zenodo.org/record/576615

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Biodiversity

Family
Cryptophagidae
Genus
Cryptophagus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Casey
Species
histricus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Cryptophagus histricus Casey, 1900 sec. Majka & Langor, 2010

References

  • Casey TL (1900) A review of the American Corylophidae, Cryptophagidae, Tritomidae and Dermestidae, with other studies. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 8: 51 - 172.
  • Woodroffe GE, Coombs CW (1961) A revision of the North American Cryptophagus Herbst (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae). Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America 2: 179 - 211.