Biology:Hololepta aequalis

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Hololepta aequalis
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Hololepta aequalis
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H. aequalis
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Hololepta aequalis
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Hololepta aequalis is a species of beetle belonging to the Histeridae family. It is found in North American countries such as Canada and the United States where it lives on an elevation of 525–1,370 metres (1,722–4,495 ft) and feeds on dead poplars. Besides poplars, it also feeds on pines, willows, and tulips[1] (especially Liriodendron tulipifera).[2] Its body is flat and is 8–11.5 millimetres (0.31–0.45 in) long. Its annuli is V-shaped while its palpi is horizontally projecting in front of the head. The species' antennal lobe is under anterior angles of its prothorax while its labrum is free.[1]

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Further reading

  • Kovarik, P.W.; Caterino, M.S. (2000). "15. Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808". American Beetles. I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press. pp. 212–227. ISBN 978-0849319259. 
  • Kovarik, P.W.; Caterino, M.S. (2005). "10.4. Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808". Handbuch der Zoologie/Handbook of Zoology. Band/Volume IV Arthopoda: Insecta Teilband/Part 38. Coleoptera, Beetles. 1: Morphology and Systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga partim). Walter de Gruyter. pp. 190–222. ISBN 978-3111799056. 
  • Kryzhanovskij, O. L.; Reichardt, A.N. (1976). Fauna of the USSR. V. Moscow: Nauka. 
  • Yves Bousquet, Serge Laplante (2006). P.B. Cavers. ed. Coleoptera Histeridae. Natural Research Council of Canada. March 17, 2006. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-660-19399-1. 

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