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Amphizoa is a genus of aquatic beetles in the suborder Adephaga, placed in its own monogeneric family, Amphizoidae. There are five known species of Amphizoa, three in western North America and two in eastern palearctic. They are sometimes referred to by the common name troutstream beetles.
The Cucujidae, "flat bark beetles," are a family of distinctively flat beetles found worldwide under the bark of dead trees. The family has received considerable taxonomic attention in recent years and now consists of 59 species distributed in four genera. It was indicated Cucujus species are scavengers, only feeding on pupae and larvae of other insects and on other subcortical beetles such as their own. Since the Cucujidae prey on larvae of potentially tree damaging beetles that spread fungal diseases, they are considered to be beneficial to the health of living trees.
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Lasius fuliginosus, also known as the jet ant or jet black ant, is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. Workers have a black shiny colour and a length of about 4–6 mm, females are larger (6–6.5 mm) and small males reach a length of 4.5–5 mm). The head is heart-shaped.
Trephionus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: Five new species were described in 2018 from Japan.
Trephionus kinoshitai, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus cylindriphallus, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus niumontanus, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus babai, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus shibataianus, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus inexpectatus, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
Trephionus bifidilobatus, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
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- 1 2 3 Sasakawa, K.; Itô, H. (2018). "Taxonomic notes on the ground beetles in the genus Trephionus Bates, 1883 from central Honshu, Japan". ZooKeys (742): 91–104. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.742.23752 . PMC 5904455 . PMID 29670432 . Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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