Biology:Epuraea linearis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Epuraea linearis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Nitidulidae
Genus: Epuraea
Species:
E. linearis
Binomial name
Epuraea linearis
Mäklin, 1853

Epuraea linearis is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae, that may vary from sizes 2.7-3.0 mm. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Its habitat may be on pine and spruce, and are usually seen from the season of May until September of the year.[4]

Range

Holarctic boreal/montane; in NA, Quebec (QC)-Northwest Territories (NT)-Alaska (AK) to New Hampshire (NH)-Wisconsin (WI)-Colorado (CO)-New Mexico (NM)- Arizona (AZ)-Oregon (OR).[5]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

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