Beaver Nest Scavenger (Beaver Nest Beetle)

Leptinillus validus

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Beaver Nest Scavenger (Beaver Nest Beetle)
Scientific Name: 
Leptinillus validus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Leiodidae
Habitat
The primary host of the beetle is the American beaver, Castor canadensis Kuhl (Rodentia, Sciuromorpha, Castoridae). The beetles are ectoparasitic as both adults and larvae but apparently spend more time in the host’s lodge and off the host than on it. Records
References: 
A284
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Nt: known from 1 site (Peck 2007): near Inuvik
Score: 
A
References: 
A284
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
mentionned as present in NT:Bousquet, Y. Bouchard, P. Davies, AE, and Sikes, DS. 2013. Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. 2nd edition. Pensoft Series Faunistica No 109. 402pp
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: 
July 14, 2014

References

Habitat

  • Peck, SB. (2007) Distribution and biology of the ectoparasitic beetles Leptinillus validus (Horn) and L. aplodontiae Ferris of North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Platypsyllinae).. Insecta Mundi. 003:1-7. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=insectamundi - A284 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Peck, SB. (2007) Distribution and biology of the ectoparasitic beetles Leptinillus validus (Horn) and L. aplodontiae Ferris of North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Platypsyllinae).. Insecta Mundi. 003:1-7. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=insectamundi - A284 Return