Silis difficilis

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Silis difficilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cantharidae
Genus: Silis
Species:
S. difficilis
Binomial name
Silis difficilis
LeConte in Agassiz, 1850

Silis difficilis is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. [1] [2] It is found in North America. [1]

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined.

Soldier beetle Family of beetles

The soldier beetles (Cantharidae) are relatively soft-bodied, straight-sided beetles. They are cosmopolitan in distribution. One of the first described species has a color pattern reminiscent of the red coats of early British soldiers, hence the common name. They are also known commonly as leatherwings because of their soft elytra.

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Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Silis difficilis:

Subspecies Taxonomic rank subordinate to species

In biological classification, the term subspecies refers to one of two or more populations of a species living in different subdivisions of the species' range and varying from one another by morphological characteristics. A single subspecies cannot be recognized independently: a species is either recognized as having no subspecies at all or at least two, including any that are extinct. The term may be abbreviated to subsp. or ssp. The plural is the same as the singular: subspecies.

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [3] g = GBIF, [4] b = Bugguide.net [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Silis difficilis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. 1 2 "Silis difficilis Species Information". BugGuide.net . Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. ↑ "Catalogue of Life" . Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. ↑ "GBIF" . Retrieved 2018-05-03.

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