Ditemnus bidentatus

(Say, 1825)

Ditemnus bidentatus is a of in the , first described by Thomas Say in 1825. The species is documented from eastern North America, with confirmed records from Québec, Canada. Like other Cantharidae, it likely inhabits vegetation in forested or edge where are active during warmer months. The Ditemnus is a small group within the soldier beetles, and D. bidentatus represents one of the few described species in this genus.

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How to pronounce Ditemnus bidentatus: /daɪˈtɛm.nəs ˌbaɪ.dɛnˈtætəs/

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Distribution

Documented from Québec, Canada (ISO 3166-2:CA-QC). The full North range requires further verification beyond this confirmed locality.

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