Acritus acaroides

Acritus acaroides is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae and tribe Acritini.[1] It ranges in size from 0.9-1.1mm, very rarely reaching 2mm.[1] It is found in North America, roughly from eastern Texas to South Carolina.[1][2][3][4]

Acritus acaroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Histeridae
Genus: Acritus
Species:
A. acaroides
Binomial name
Acritus acaroides
Marseul, 1856

References

  1. Tishechkin, A. K. "Coleoptera of Great Smoky Mountain National Park Species Page". LSU Species page. Retrieved 22 Feb 2020.
  2. "Acritus acaroides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Acritus acaroides". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.


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