Tessera Micropeplid Beetle

Arrhenopeplus tesserula (Micropeplus tesserula)

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Tessera Micropeplid Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Arrhenopeplus tesserula (Micropeplus tesserula)
Synonyms: 
Micropeplus tesserula
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Micropeplidae
Habitat
collected on rotting grasses, leaves, and mosses; and by evening sweeping. It is usually collected near forest regions…
References: 
A321
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

as Micropeplus tesserula: Aklavik, August (CAS, INHS) 2; Norman Wells, August (CNC) 1.
References: 
A321
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
asMicropeplus tesserula Nt:2 sites (Campbell 1968); in NWT according to Campbell, JM. 1991e. Family Micropeplidae: micropeplid beetles. In Checklist of beetles of Canada and Alaska. (Y. Bousquet ed.). Publication 1861/E, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment).
Last Updated: 
January 7, 2014

References

Habitat

  • Campbell, J. M. (1968) A revision of the New World Micropeplinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with a rearrangement of the world species.. Can. Ent. 100: 225-267. - A321 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Campbell, J. M. (1968) A revision of the New World Micropeplinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with a rearrangement of the world species.. Can. Ent. 100: 225-267. - A321 Return