Biology:Tarphiota geniculata

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Short description: Species of beetle

Tarphiota geniculata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Tarphiota
Species:
T. geniculata
Binomial name
Tarphiota geniculata
(Mäklin in Mannerheim, 1852)

Tarphiota geniculata is a species in the family of beetles known as Staphylinidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America,[1], preferring a habitat of sandy beaches associated with kelp wrack. They are active at night, hiding under kelp during the day. [5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Tarphiota geniculata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=725256. Retrieved 2018-04-09. 
  2. "Tarphiota geniculata species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/6ed430b0a7579a00136a9b92deeec02f. Retrieved 2018-04-09. 
  3. "Tarphiota geniculata". https://www.gbif.org/species/1041860. Retrieved 2018-04-09. 
  4. "Tarphiota geniculata Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/494452. Retrieved 2018-04-09. 
  5. Poinar, George; Datlen, Nicole; Espinoza, Magaly; McLaughlin, John (2015-08-07). "Proparasitylenchus californicus n. sp. (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae), parasitic in the intertidal rove beetle Tarphiota geniculata (Mäklin) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in California, USA". Systematic Parasitology (Springer Science and Business Media LLC) 92 (1): 57–64. doi:10.1007/s11230-015-9573-0. ISSN 0165-5752. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14456812 entry