Neorthopleura thoracica

Neorthopleura thoracica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cleridae
Genus:	Neorthopleura
Species:	N. thoracica
Binomial name
Neorthopleura thoracica (Say, 1823)

Neorthopleura thoracica is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Adults prey upon wood-boring beetles, and can found in dead wood, especially oak. ^[4]

References

1. "Neorthopleura thoracica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Neorthopleura thoracica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Neorthopleura thoracica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. Traylor, Clayton R.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Cornish, J. Winston; Tigreros, Gabriel; McHugh, Joseph V. (2025-03-14). "Progress toward a list of saproxylic beetles (Coleoptera) in the southeastern USA". ZooKeys. 1232: 15. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1232.143989 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   11976159 . PMID   40201198.

Further reading

• Barr, William F. (1976). "Taxonomy of the new clerid genus Neorthopleura (Coleoptera)". Melanderia. 24: 1–14.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.