Quedius fuliginosus

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Quedius fuliginosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Quedius
Species:
Q. fuliginosus
Binomial name
Quedius fuliginosus
(Gravenhorst, 1802)

Quedius fuliginosus is a beetle found in Britain and, possibly by traveling in dry ballast, North America. [1] It is similar in appearance to Quedius curtipennis , which is a more common species, however, the eyes of fuliginosus are more convex and the basal antennal segments darker. The punctures on the elytra are slightly stronger in curtipennis.

References

  1. Majka, Christopher G.; Smetana, Aleš (2007). "NEW RECORDS OF INTRODUCED SPECIES OF QUEDIUS STEPHENS, 1829 (COLEOPTERA: STAPHYLINIDAE) FROM THE MARITIME PROVINCES OF CANADA". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 109 (2): 427–434. Retrieved 1 May 2020.