Limnichoderus ovatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Limnichidae
Genus: Limnichoderus
Species:
L. ovatus
Binomial name
Limnichoderus ovatus
(LeConte, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Limnichus ovatus Casey, 1889
  • Limnichus pulvereus LeConte, 1854

Limnichoderus ovatus is a species of beetle in Limnichidae, a family with the vernacular name "minute marsh-loving beetles".

As the name suggests, Limnichoderus ovatus tends to be found in or near marsh biomes. It is found in Central and North America, primarily in the Southern United States and Mexico.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. "Limnichoderus ovatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. "Limnichoderus ovatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. "Limnichoderus ovatus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. "Limnichoderus ovatus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • LeConte, J.L. (1861). "Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Part I (part)". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3 (136): 1–208.
  • Mazur, Slawomir (2004). Lobl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Apollo Books. pp. 68–102. ISBN 87-88757-74-9. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  • Papp, Charles S. (1984). Introduction to North American Beetles. Entomography Pubns.
  • Peck, Stewart B. & Michael C. Thomas (1998). "A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida". Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia, eds. (1996). "Coleoptera". Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Entomological Information Services. 1: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera: 41–820.
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
  • Wooldridge, David P. (1986). "Family: Limnichidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.


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