Tanystoma maculicolle
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| Tanystoma maculicolle | |
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| File:Tanystoma maculicolle.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Tanystoma |
| Species: | T. maculicolle
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| Binomial name | |
| Tanystoma maculicolle Dejean, 1828
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Tanystoma maculicolle is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in southern Oregon and much of California,[1] where it has been described as "extremely common". Its common names include tule beetle, overflow bug, and grease bug. It is especially familiar in the agricultural areas of the Central Valley of California, where it sometimes invades homes.[2]
References
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ Liebherr, J. K. (1985). Revision of the platynine carabid genus Tanystoma Motschulsky (Coleoptera). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 93(4) 1182-1211.
