Cafius bistriatus
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Cafius bistriatus is a species of relatively large rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae.[1][2] It can be found from Quebec and Newfoundland to Florida but not yet in South Carolina or Georgia, and in Texas. East of Florida, it occupies Bermuda and the Bahamas. In the Caribbean, it occupies Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua), Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada (Carriacou), Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts-Nevis (St. Kitts), St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago (both islands), and U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Thomas). It Has been found in the Venezuelan state Falcon. In eastern Mexico, it occurs in Veracruz, Campeche and Quintana Roo. On the Pacific coast, it can be found from California to the Mexican states of Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Guerrero, and Sonora. It can grow to be up to 7mm.[1]
There are two known subspecies:
Cafius bistriatus bistriatus (Erichson,1840) Basionym Philonthus bistriatus Erichson, 1840 Synonym Philonthus bilineatus Erichson, 1840
Cafius bistriatus fulgens Frank, 1986
References
- ^ a b "Cafius bistriatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "Cafius bistriatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
Further reading
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Cafius bistriatus
- Ahn, K-J., and Frank, J.H. (2011). Cafius bistriatus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) distributional range extension to North Carolina. Florida Entomologist 94: 709-710.
- Arnett, R.H. Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). (2001). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia.. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Blackwelder, R.E. (1943). Monograph pf the West Inian beetles of the family Staphylinidae. U.S. Natn. Mus. Bull. 182: 1-vii, 1-658.
- Frank, J.H., Carlysle T.C. and Rey, J.R.(1986). Biogeography of the seashore Staphylinidse Cafius bistriatus and C. rufifrons (Insecta: Coleoptera). Florida Scientist 49: 128-161.
- Navarrete-Heredia, J.L., Newton, A.F., Thayer, M.K., Ashe, J.S., Chandler, D.S. (2002) Guia ilustrada para los generos de Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) de Mexico. Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico.
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
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