Leptinus
Leptinus is a genus of mammal-nest beetles in the family Leiodidae, sometimes referred to as "mouse nest beetles".[1] There are at least 3 described species in Leptinus.[2][3]
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| Genus: | Leptinus Müller, 1817 |
Species
- Leptinus americanus LeConte, 1866
- Leptinus occidentamericanus Peck, 1982
- Leptinus orientamericanus Peck, 1982
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References
- BugGuide
- "Leptinus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- "Leptinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- Majka C, Langor D (2008). "The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography". ZooKeys 2: 357–402.
- Peck, Stewart B. / Arnett, Ross H. Jr. and Michael C. Thomas, eds. (2001). "Family 19. Leiodidae Fleming, 1821". American Beetles, vol. 1: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia, 250–258.
Further reading
- Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
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